Opening Prayer: Your most dear Son went not up to joy but
first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory but first he was crucified:
Grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the
way of life and peace. Amen. (Venite by
Robert Benson)
Scripture: John 12:1-11
Journal: Where do you find yourself in this story from
scripture today? Who can you identify
with the most? The least? What do you wish to extravagantly pour out to
Jesus today?
Reflection:
When it comes to accomplishing things for God, you
will find that high aspirations, enthusiastic feelings, careful planning and
being able to express yourself well are not worth very much. The important thing is absolute surrender to
God. You can do anything He wants you to
do if you are walking in the light of full surrender.
Living in this blessed way involves a
continual death which is known to very few, but it is in this position that you
can be really effective for God. A
single word spoken to another person from this restful, abandoned position will
do more than all our most eager and carefully planned schemes. You see, when you speak from this position of
abandonment to God, it is the Spirit of God who is then speaking, and the word
you speak out of this context loses none of its force and authority. ~Francois
Fenelon
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Lord Jesus, whatever I’ve got to give you
today, may I give it all to you, freely and extravagantly, as an outpouring of
my affection. Amen.
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