Lord God, help me accept your purpose for me ....

Luke 7:24-30

St. Luke tells us that the Pharisees and the lawyers of Jesus’ day ‘rejected God’s purpose for themselves’ –and ended up condemning the Son of God to crucifixion. Like the Pharisees and lawyers and the people of Jesus’ day, we are offered the gift of Life, through repentance, forgiveness and trust in God. Do I, like the Pharisees and lawyers, reject the opportunity to dump my own sinful behaviours and thoughts? Or do I, like the tax collectors and other humble people following John and Jesus, repent of my own pride and greed, fears and bitterness, and accept the Lord’s custom-made purpose for my life? Lord God, help me accept your purpose for me.
 
Look to him and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed.   (Psalm 34:5)

 Christ does not force our will. He takes only what we give him.   
St. Teresa of Avila               
 
 
Soli gloriam dei.