After reading today's scripture and reflection, I took some time to really think about the questions. I feel like there are times I'm the inn-keeper and turn Jesus away because I feel to busy to make time for Him. I was this time of Lent to be a time that I DO make time for Him. It's a great opportunity for me to work on setting aside time for Him each day.
I can also more easily relate to the gift that the Baby Jesus was to Mary and Joseph...and to all of us as well. Having baby Skylar here has really helped me to learn what a gift and blessing a baby is to a family. On Jesus wasn't just a baby, He was/is the SAVIOR!
On another note, I think that the closing prayer relates well to some of the other lenten promises I'd like to make this year. The prayer has us ask God to help us respect our own lives. I'm making the commitment to give up eating poorly and being lazy. Healthier food and working out is an easy way that I can take care better care of the body and life that God has gifted me with. Usually I feel like it can be meaningless to just "give up" sweets (although that's tough too)! But I think this year I can work more on overall wellness which can really mean looking more at the gifts God has given me and how I can best use them by taking great care of the body God's given me.
That's all from me until tomorrow! Feel free to post your thoughts!
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I think I become the inn-keeper when I forget that God is in control. I want things to be perfect and so I take things into my own hands and shut him out. It is my prayer that this Lenten season can be a time for growth in this area - that I truly trust he is not holding out on me and that he will give me everything I need including the desires of my heart - that I don't have to manipulate or turn away from him to get it, but when I run to him is when I will find that happiness and peace.
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The biggest menace to my relationship with God is my selfishness. Jesus said "whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me" (Matthew 25: 40) but I'm so obsessed with myself that I can't see others around me, much less love them like Jesus is asking me to. By turning away others' needs, I turn Jesus away just like the innkeeper turned Mary and Joseph away. I pray that during these forty days I learn to forget myself in order to serve others and love Christ more.
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