Throughout our discussion of the letters of St. Paul in LIGHT (St. Joe's High School Youth Group) I have unknowingly began a journey of self. By simply looking at random verses of his epistles so as to come up with a lesson each week, the Lord has begun to do some amazing things in my heart. Almost as if He has opened my eyes to my own self, I am slowing becoming increasingly aware of my struggles, sins, and "-isms". It is like the dawn slowly creeping across the earth one blade of grass at a time. While difficult in many respects, these mini revelations of self have made me feel more alive than I have in years. I am waking from complacency, the complacency that comes from years in a Catholic mecca. One would think that these revelations would have been more likely to come about while surrounded by people and a lifestyle that focuses on challenge and betterment of self, but instead it is in coming out of loneliness and transition that my heart is being brought into light.
My prayer is to not get in the way of myself and to prevent the Lord in any way from revealing all He has for me at this stage in my life. Heavenly Father, may I be humbled to the point of prostration at your throne and with my face pressed to the ground lift my heart to you. Amen
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