Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Dearest God,

Sometimes we just need to take an honest look at the interior of our soul.  We need to reckon with our penchant to be less than we can be as your disciples.  When we are lax or lazy, we allow deposits to form.  We can become dull in our responses to the call to be the person you have called us to be and to make decisions worthy of the title disciple.

When I expect others to meet my standards rather than yours, I run into trouble.  When I expect more from others than you, I fall prey to disappointment.  When I live less and expect more from others, I fail to live as you will.

Stepping back and looking at what it means to be your disciple means I take a long view at faith and its power to get back on track.  I rely on its strength to fill in the areas where I am weak.  I trust in you to assist me in my journey home.

Thank you,
Holy Father,
for challenges
that cause us
to return
to faith.
Thank you
for reminders,
big and small,
that teach us
the truth
of your
everlasting love.
Thank you
for mercy
that lifts us up
when we
feel so low.

Love always, Andrea