Why do I keep relating to You as one of my many relationships instead of my only relationship, in which all others are grounded?
Why do I keep looking for popularity, respect from others, success, and acclaim?
A prayer...
Help me, Lord, to let my old self die.
To let die the thousand big & small ways in which I am building up my false self and trying to cling to my false desires. Let me be reborn in You and see through You the world in the right way, so that all my actions, words, and thoughts can become a hymn of praise to You.
I need Your loving grace to travel on this hard road that leads to death of my old self and to a new life in and for You. I know and trust this is a road to freedom. Lord, dispel my distrust and help me become a trusting friend.
amen.
-Henri Nouwen
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