Opening Prayer: O heavenly Father, in whom we live and move
and have our being: We humbly pray thee so to guide and govern us by thy Holy
Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget
thee, but may remember that we are ever walking in thy sight; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen. ~ The Book of Common Prayer
Scripture: John 1:35-42
Journal: What are you seeking? What do you think God is seeking from
you? What do you think God is seeking
for you?
Reflection:
But how is one to find his true place in life? Is there any means whereby you may discover
what it really is that God wishes you to do?
You may feel inclined to say:
“Even if it be true that God has some splendid thing that he wishes for
me to do, and to be, how can I possibly find out what it is?” Perhaps you may even be tempted to add: “I am
very plain, everyday sort of person; my circumstances are extremely restricted;
the conditions of my life are just drab and commonplace. How then can there be something wonderful,
beautiful, splendid awaiting me? Or,
even if there were, how could I possibly get to know about it?” And the answer is Divinely simple—already in
your past life from time to time, God himself has whispered into your heart
just that very wonderful thing, whatever it is, that he is wishing you to be,
and to do, and to have. And that
wonderful thing is nothing less than what is called Your Heart’s
Desire. Nothing less than that. The most secret, sacred wish that lies deep
down at the bottom of your heart, the wonderful thing that you hardly dare to
look at, or to think about—the thing that you would rather die than have anyone
else know of, because it seems so far beyond anything that you are, or have at
the present time, that you fear that you would be cruelly ridiculed if the mere
thought of it were known—that is just the very thing that God is wishing you to
do or to be for him. And the birth of
that marvelous wish in your soul—the dawning of the secret dream—was the Voice
of God himself telling you to arise and come up higher because he had need of
you. (Your Heart’s Desire
by Emmet Fox)
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Christ Jesus, by your Spirit you come and
kindle a burning light in us. We know well that it is
not we who create this source of light, but you, the Risen Lord. To all of us, you give the one thing that
matters and which is hidden from our own eyes: a peaceful trust in God and also
poverty in spirit, so that with a great thirst for the realities of God, we may
take the risk of letting you accompany us, O Christ, and of accompanying, in
our turn, those whom you entrust to us. ~Brother Roger
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