Monday Musings - To Be More Like You
I spend time each day in
prayer but too often do so in a routine, haphazard, and inattentive manner - sometimes
just to check “the prayer box off”. I rely too much on the words of others rather
than those which have been birthed in my own heart.
You also know Lord that at times, I have acted in a manner inconsistent with my professed love for You and in ways that are inconsistent with what I profess to believe.
How many times Lord have
you prompted me to do or not do something, to contact or assist someone – to love
someone on Your behalf but I refused or failed to do so?
It is so easy Lord for me
to mouth the words I Love You, but far more difficult to actually live
out those words in my life. You loved me so much Lord that you died for me. No
matter how many times I have sinned against You, You have always forgiven me when
I sought your forgiveness in the confessional. Lord, I shudder when reflecting on how
many times I could have gone to hell, but You withheld Your hand of justice and
extended the arms of Your mercy.
Oh Lord, I've been reasonably
faithful to a daily prayer routine for some time now, but many times that is
all it is – routine. thoughtless and mechanical
“If you love Me,” You
told St. Catherine of Siena, “you must love those who I have placed in your
life, and treat them as you would treat Me.”
Teach me Lord how to
truly love You and others, to treasure You and to be Christ-like at all times
and under all circumstances. Take my words, Lord, and breathe life into them so
that when people see me or hear me, they will actually see You and hear You.