Scripture: John 17:1-11
Journal: What most captures your heart today from this prayer of Jesus? Why?
How does the phrase “They are yours” strike you? What does it do within you? Why?
Reflection:
At times I have a tendency to operate as if
everything were up to me. To be quite
honest, it is a frightening way of living life, and can easily leave me overwhelmed
and worn out. But the prayer of Jesus today,
in John 17, reminds me that all is not, in fact, up to me. God is the one to whom all things and all
people ultimately belong. He is in
control, and therefore I do not have to be.
Thus, when I begin to treat the people around me as if they were totally
my responsibility, or as if they were somehow my possession to manipulate
affirmation or significance out of, then I have taken a terribly wrong
turn. They belong to God, not to me, and
I must always treat them as such. When I
do that, there is freedom. Freedom to
let God be God. Freedom to let me be
myself. And freedom to love instead of
manipulate.
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: Lord Jesus, help us to fully trust you with
our lives and the lives of all those around us that are dear to us. They are yours, and we are glad. Amen.
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