Opening Prayer: Forgive me, O God, when I demand that you
dance to my tune, rather than me dancing to yours. Forgive me when I try to make you play by my
rules, rather than me playing by yours. Forgive
me when I try to determine the direction and agenda for my life, rather than
operating by yours. For, when I do this,
it shows how far I still have to go—and to grow—in my relationship with
you. I am still such a child in my
faith; filled with childish ways and childish attitudes. Help me, O Jesus, to grow up fully into
you. You be the One who always
determines how I live my life. In your
name and for your glory. Amen.
Scripture: Luke 7:31-35
Journal: What are you demanding from God these days? Where are you trying to make the rules? Where are you the one trying to set the
agenda and the direction? What song are
you playing that God is refusing to dance to?
Reflection:
Let us never be mistaken about one thing: Jesus
only comes to us on his terms, not our own.
We can never demand, control, or manipulate him—although we constantly
try. Even though the incarnation proves
that he is the God who comes, he does so on our turf, but only on
his terms. He is the one in
control and he will not give that up. We,
therefore, cannot demand that God behave the way we want him to, or he will just
not show up at all. For when we try to
dictate the how and the when of his coming, we have stopped
seeking him altogether. At that point we
are no longer seeking God, we are seeking to become God.
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Father, I abandon myself into Your hands; do
with me what You will.
Whatever You do I thank You. I am ready for all, I accept all. Let only Your will be done in me, as in all Your creatures, I ask no more than this, my Lord. Into Your hands I commend my soul; I offer it to You, O Lord, with all the love of my heart, for I love You, my God, and so need to give myself—to surrender myself into Your hands, without reserve and with total confidence, for You are my Father. ~Charles de Foucauld
Whatever You do I thank You. I am ready for all, I accept all. Let only Your will be done in me, as in all Your creatures, I ask no more than this, my Lord. Into Your hands I commend my soul; I offer it to You, O Lord, with all the love of my heart, for I love You, my God, and so need to give myself—to surrender myself into Your hands, without reserve and with total confidence, for You are my Father. ~Charles de Foucauld
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