Christ Jesus, instruct me on being a vessel worthy of your lively Spirit...

 
Luke 5:1-11

By human nature I cling to the old and so become a tarnished, rigid, and albeit ‘sturdy’, vessel of life. Favorite memories, social justice issues, or well ingrained habits and customs can lead me to believe that I am active and dynamic, when really I am simply struggling to maintain the status quo.  In order to be filled with the Spirit of Jesus and to let the liveliness of his whole-ness, his holiness, be integrated into all corners of my being, I need to loosen up, let the old pass away to embrace the new. In this way I allow Him to replace my ‘old wine-skin’ with a ‘new wine-skin’,  a new soul, mind and body in order to be fully filled with his light and love. Am I willing to relinquish my memories, my intellect and my will to the life of the Holy Spirit? Christ Jesus, instruct me on being a vessel worthy of your lively Spirit. 
 
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. (Psalm 37:5)
 
Lord God, I yield to you my entire liberty. Take my memory, my intellect and my will. All that I am and all that I have comes from you. I give it all back to you to stand under your will alone. Your love and your grace are enough for me. I ask for nothing more.
St. Ignatius of Loyola. Suscipe
 
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Soli ad gloriam Dei