"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." - Aristotle
Being self aware is such a rare thing nowadays. Either people are so full of themselves or so critical of themselves, that they can't strike a balance. I know that the older I get, the more I understand about myself, but I have a long way to go yet.
In my opinion, the more we are honest with ourselves and come to understand who were are, the more open we should be to receive Jesus. When we understand our weaknesses, sins and need of a Saviour, then we are in the right space to call out to God.
Even if you are still struggling to know yourself, turn to the One who knows you better than anyone else.
Psalm 139:1 - You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
Living in Grace
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I know that the shortest verse in the Bible says, "Jesus wept" (John 11:35). However, this last Sunday our lectionary reading reminded me that Jesus seemed to accomplish a lot in simply Sighing!
"He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said
to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”)." - Mark 7:34
It was as if Jesus said an awful lot in just taking a breath. In some ways we do the same. A sigh can communicate a lot. Katy Stenta reflects on this when she writes:
“Jesus sighs. What a human sound. My husband and I sigh, we sigh in
happiness, exhaustion, hopelessness and worry. When in doubt, we breathe. When
I’m in a good place I turn my breath into prayer, breathe in the Holy Spirit,
breathe out the stress. But oftentimes my sigh is just a expellation of air, a
sound of my complete and entire humanity, an expression of those feelings and
thoughts I’m having trouble putting words around.” – Katy Stenta
If you ended up "sighing" today, please remember that God understands, even if others don't.
Living in Grace
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