Opening Prayer: Into Your hands, we commit our spirits; for
you have redeemed us. Keep us as the
apple of Your eye, and hide us in the shadow of your wings. Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy. (Venite
by Robert Benson)
Scripture: Psalm 17:6-8
Journal: Do you really think God sees you as the apple of
his eye? Why or why not? Is it possible that God actually treasures
you? What would it look like for you to
live as God’s treasured possession?
Reflection:
The shoe has been squarely on the other foot this
week, but now the tables turn a bit and we see that not only is God our
treasure, but we are his. Hard to
believe isn’t it? No matter how hard it
might be to get our heads around this unbelievable fact, it is still true. And when we start to truly believe it, and
start to live like it is true, it changes everything. No longer are we only pushed toward change by
inner conviction, but we are also pulled into change by His great
affection. And that pull is a powerful
one. That pull is able to give us the
life with God that we most deeply long for and have always dreamt about. It is able to give us the power and the strength
to become all that he imagined us to be from the very beginning. It is the pull of his great affection that
reorders all of the other (lesser) affections in our lives and makes us long
for his love, his power, and his will in our lives. You are the apple of his eye. Believe it!
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Lord you are my Lover, it is you whom I
desire. You flow through my body like a
stream, you shine on my face like the sun.
Let me be your reflection. ~St. Mechthildis
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