Sunday, October 31, 2021

Dearest God,

Today your word struck my heart and conscience.  I felt the prick of conviction, at the same time your gentle, life-giving grace.

Resentment, bitterness and hatred need constant feeding.  Negative, mean-spirited thoughts, actions and words keep it all alive.  And when it all begins to dissipate, it needs more.  Thinking about it, replaying past injustices and injuries and brewing up anger keeps the pot stirred day in and day out.  If it weren't so terrible, I would have to laugh because it is so absurd.  

I am guilty of it all.  Today as I sat with my circle of friends, devotion writers, I heard your whisper, felt your nudge and realized they were talking about me.  

Holy God,

thank you

for thinking

of me,

for revealing

to me

my own sin.

Thank you

for the blessing

you are

as you

point out

all that can

keep me

close to you.

Teach me

your ways

and your ways only.

Love, Andrea