i deserve better

Opening Prayer: Thank you, O Lord, that you do not give us what we deserve.  We deserve Divine justice, and yet you give us your mercy.  Thus, help us to live our lives from the place of deep gratitude, rather than out of a spirit of entitlement.  Lord, have mercy!  Amen.

Scripture: Luke 7:1-10

Journal:  What do you really believe you deserve?  How does that affect the way you live your life?  Do you live more with a heart of gratitude, or a spirit of entitlement?  What can you do to cultivate gratitude?

Reflection:

i deserve better

luke 7:2-10

i deserve better

is the ultimate deception

poison to the soul

for it produces a

spirit of entitlement

rather than a

heart of gratitude

it erodes joy

and befriends bitterness

it chooses pride

over humility

it abides in darkness

rather than light

it feeds on lies

rather than the truth

leading to bondage

rather than freedom

it is the broad road

that leads to destruction

avoid it at all costs

Prayer

Closing Prayer: Thank you, O Lord, for your mercy and your grace.  I do not deserve them, but I am incredibly grateful for them.  Help me to live like I am.  Amen.