Come to
Stillness:
Take a few
minutes to allow your mind and heart to be still before
God.
Opening Prayer:
Take, Lord, and receive all that I am and have. You’ve given it all to me; I give it all back to you. Do with me as you want. Just give me your love and your grace and that’s enough. ~St. Ignatius
Psalm for the Week: Psalm 130
Scripture for the Day: Philippians 3:1-14
Reading for Reflection:
To struggle used to be
To grab with both hands
and shake
and twist
and turn
and
push
and
shove and not give in
But wrest an answer from
it all
As Jacob did a blessing
But there is another way
To struggle with an
issue, a question-
Simply jump
off
into the abyss
and find
ourselves
floating
falling
tumbling
being led
slowly and
gently
but surely
to answers God
has for us-
to watch the
answers unfold
before our
eyes and still
to be part of
the unfolding.
But, oh! the trust
necessary for this new
way!
Not to be always reaching
out
For the old hand-holds.
A New Way of Struggling
by Susan W. N. Ruach
Reflection and Listening: silent and written
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Song for the Week: I Lift My Hands
I lift my hands to the coming King
To the great I Am, to you I sing
For you’re the One that reigns within my heart
I will serve no foreign gods,
nor any other treasure
For you are my heart’s desire,
your Spirit without measure
Unto you I will bring my sacrifice
Closing Prayer:
Lord God, be the delight of our hearts, even as we are the delight of yours. And help us to leave behind all thoughts, actions, and attitudes that do not reflect the beauty of that delight. May everything else pale in comparison with the passion we have to be truly yours. In the name of Jesus. Amen. (JLB)
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