“The Most Intimate Moment”
2 Cor. 11:1-11; Mt. 6:7-15–June 18
Prayer is the most intimate of times. In the Lord’s Prayer we come to God as our loving parent, our Father/ our Mother. When we pray this prayer the spirit of Jesus becomes our own. Every word has a lesson in it. By calling God our Father, our “daddy” we are describing ourselves and our relationship with God. Jesus teaches that we live in relationship-as a parent, and a son or daughter. And we can approach God in the familiar, confident way a child approaches a loving parent. We not only asked God for forgiveness, but we forgive others, for only in letting go of our resentments can we truly have a whole life and truly love God. Life is a daily battle, a daily struggle. Difficulties like sickness and failure can crust our spirit. False values and easy promises can entice us and destroy our very being. And so we ask God to keep us from failing when we are tested, to help us to the know the right thing to do, and to deliver us from evil. God is a personal, loving being, whose children we are.
Spent day cooking, served meal.Exhausted last night, went to bed at midnight. There are times I wonder why I keep this up. People can be so mean, and difficult, but the realty is their lives are mean and difficult and sometimes I am just an outlet. Deo Gratis! Thanks be to God!
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