Greeting Prayer
Warriors,
It’s interesting
how the Lord tests our patience. I find
this a hard virtue to master. Pray for me! I am on an airplane, gratefully
bumped to first class. However the
flight attendant seems bothered when I ask for a beverage, asks if I am
finished when I’ve barely touched my food, and has made me hesitant to even ask
for a glass of water. She also is ignoring our row. Even my seat mate is
chucking at the fiasco. Nothing like perspective though to shift the paradigm.
This poor flight attendant has been up since 3:45 am, and is probably having
great difficulty focusing much less functioning. I can only reflect on how I would desire
patience if I was having a similar day.
Isn’t that one of
the things Jesus calls us to when he says “Come follow me.”? We are invited to
imitate Christ. He is patient and kind regardless of our shortcomings,
missteps, demands, and inattentiveness to Him!
“Come after me and I will
make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19
As we approach
Advent, let us pray for the grace to grown in virtue. Let us then share our virtues with our
family, as we pray on their behalf as well. May we become fishers of men too!
Peace, Joy, and
Love
Janet
Imitate Christ in kindness.
Pass it on!
