Sunday, August 19, 2018

Dear God,

What causes us to cross the line from doubt, conflict and fear to sin?  What motivates us to sell our soul to the devil?  Why do we turn away from faith for lesser gods?

While I am quick to judge our president, legislators and others who frequently live way across the line, I hear your still small voice calling to me, "What about you, Andrea, what about you?"  Then scenes of my own flaws, imperfections and failures haunt me.  I realize once again how close to the line we often live, how tempted we are to quickly shift our thinking and how easy it is to move the line from here to over there.  Before we can hardly draw that first breath, we are already way beyond where we need to be, hardly a peaceful dwelling place.

O Lord,
show us
the way
to truth.
Cleanse us
from within.
Lead us home
to you.

Love, Andrea