John 9:3

S “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.”

O Typically when an ailment or suffering occurs, one wants to attribute it to being retribution or punishment. The usual “Why me?” response. Often, I am too myopic to understand that many “bad” things can be for a good purpose. My life is a tool, which God freely uses to display his glory.

A I need to divorce myself from my great attachment to my physicality. I could joyfully take part in opportunities to glorify God if I wasn’t so caught up in myself and this life. God will glorify himself despite my attitude. The irony is that by lamenting about a certain suffering, I am actually robbing myself of the joy that I think circumstances have robbed me of. This life is about God’s glory, and I need to watch for it much more.

P Many days I am blinded to you because I am staring at myself. Lift my eyes to se the world around me, and the many ways that I might spread your glory in it with the occasions that seem to be my misfortune.

Amen.

1. This entry was posted on Friday, December 21st, 2007 at 12:00 am and is filed under Journal Entry, Michael Gores. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.