Memory Verse; For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Ezekiel 11-12:20 Psalms 52
I thank you, Lord Jesus, for becoming a human being
so I do not have to pretend or try to be a God.
I thank you, Lord Jesus, for becoming finite and limited
so I do not have to pretend that I am infinite and limitless.
I thank you, crucified God, for becoming mortal
so I do not have to try and make myself immortal.
I thank you, Lord Jesus, for becoming inferior
so I do not have to pretend I am superior to anyone . . .
I thank you, for being weak, so I don't have to be strong.
I thank you, for being considered imperfect and strange,
so I do not have to try so hard to be perfect and normal.
I thank you, Lord Jesus, for being willing to be disapproved of,
so I do not have to try so hard to be approved of and liked.
I thank you, for being considered a failure,
so I do not have to give my life trying to pretend I am a success.
I thank you, for being wrong by the standards of religion and state,
so I do not have to be right anywhere.
I thank you, be being poor in every way,
so I do not have to be rich in any way.
I thank you, Lord Jesus, for being all of the things humanity despises and fears, so I can accept myself and others in you.(Richard Rohr)
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