Prayer is not simply about talking to God.
Prayer is a way of training our eyes to see the world differently; to open our lives to the good gifts of God that surround us.
The more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you, in proportion to your fear of being hurt. The one who does most to avoid suffering is, in the end, the one who suffers most.
-Thomas Merton
Me. Me. Me. Me. Me.
This isn’t leadership.
Rather...
Serve others.
Wash feet.
Be humble.
Be gracious.
Be gentle.
Be sacrificial.
Be compassionate.
Place others above yourself.
This is the way of Christ. And the world needs to see this kind of leadership. May it begin with me.
Father help me give up anything that denies Jesus his preeminent position as Lord of my life. Help me submit to the rule of Christ in every area because he is to have first place in everything.
The stripping away of excess reveals what we truly need and what was already there. Praying we don’t go back to “gluttonous living” after this is all over.