Just as in Jesus’ life, we experience both vulnerability and fulfillment. As humans we cannot avoid being made aware of our vulnerability. There are times when we become all too aware of how vulnerable we really are. We lose something. We miss an opportunity to go deeper into a relationship. We don’t take time to apologize for a misjudgment we have made. We experience a setback in our health when things had seemed to be getting back to normal. The list goes on. Then there are other times when we experience a breakthrough. God surprises us amid the challenges that we are facing. We have been able to accomplish something that confirms the direction that we have taken. A person comes into our life who fulfills a longing that we have had for years. God gives us an inner peace in a difficult situation.
As we grow older, we find that each day, each week, each month, and each year slip away, and we seldom reflect on how wonderful it is to be alive and experience the joy that can come with just living our life. God also wants us to experience each little “death” of letting go as a means of discovering new life with a new adventure, a resurrection.
- How do you handle your vulnerability?
- Are you able to bring your vulnerability into your prayer?
- What recently have you been needing to give thanks for?
O God, help me see your presence in the circumstances of my life.