Monday, May 25, 2009

My dearest God,

A new day begins and already I have complained. My situation is not ideal. I have so much with me and I carry it from place to place. I realize I need to downsize in order to make things manageable.

Learning to go with the flow, making adjustments to my life moment by moment is the work of grace. I am not intended to live an easy life. An easy life is a life filled with temptation to forget you, to walk life alone, to take credit for the good, to live off the fat of the land. Learning to walk with you through daily trials enriches my life because it forces me to trust you in all situations. My sisters and brothers whose lives are fraught with poverty, disease, fear, famine and war whisper to me from their dark distress. I have to remember that the grand design did not have me living with everything I think I need.

Forgive me,
Lord,
for I began
my day
with complaints.
I forgot
who I was.
I failed
to remember
your goodness
to me
in and out
of season.
I acted
like a
spoiled child.
I confess
my ignorance
and failure
of memory.
You, O Lord,
are my
great teacher.
Teach me
your ways.

In gratitude, Andrea