The United States of America is made up of wonderful people. It has come home to me in countless ways that we really are at our best during the worst of times.
I think it is important to spend time at prayer when you are not asking for anything. As a parent, I cannot help but think that God appreciates that.
He knows what we want. He knows what we need. These things are often the opposite of each other, at least in my case. Blind trust is hard, even with God. The arrogance of man is truly what sets us apart from the animals. How caught up we get in what we "want"....what we "need". I have even caught myself trying to explain things to God before! Once you start explaining it's hard to tell when it will end, but not where it will end up. It always ends up in the same place, I just take the long way around sometimes. I'm getting better, but still have far to go and I may never get there! I don't worry about the destination anymore. I'm caught up in the journey these days, still learning to trust blindly and trying not to miss the lessons.
Sometimes you have to just quit asking and listen and you might be surprised what you hear. Surrender. You will feel better knowing that you aren't required to do it all by yourself. There will be help. Don't wonder where it will come from, just trust that it will. It just will. Really.
This is dedicated to all the public servants, volunteers, bikers, truckers, circus workers, elephants, and everyone who helps in any way to do the Lord's work. Look around. They are everywhere!!
Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is offence, pardon,
Where there is discord, unity,
Where there is doubt, faith,
Where there is error, truth,
Where there is despair, hope,
Where there is sadness, joy,
Where there is darkness, light.
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is offence, pardon,
Where there is discord, unity,
Where there is doubt, faith,
Where there is error, truth,
Where there is despair, hope,
Where there is sadness, joy,
Where there is darkness, light.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
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These are my thoughts, which sometimes drive me crazy and sometimes keep me sane, but are always entertaining. I call this Lace Your Days With Hope because I can't find enough hope to make an entire quilt out of. Stay tuned, and add your own!