MONDAY, August 24
Saint Bartholomew
Luke 22:24 A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest.
Sit in a room with children and correct one child. See how quickly others speak up to assure you they were in the right. What fears override a child’s ability to show compassion? What opportunity might they miss if they remain silent? What do these children seek in their proclamations?
I want to be great. I thought I knew how to make that happen. I thought I needed an expensive education. I thought I needed a job that paid well. I thought I needed to know all the right words to pray to God.
As it turns out, I need to root out my fears one by one. I need the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. I need to turn my will and my life over to God again and again. Then I can see how great I have always been.
MOVING FORWARD: What have you thought you needed that you have learned to live without? Share that story today.
Ps 91 or 91:1-4 | Deuteronomy 18:15-18 | 1 Corinthians 4:9-15 | Luke 22:24-30
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