Vol. 20 No. 16 | April 16, 2018
This first line from a longer prayer caught my imagination:
Transform our desires to mirror yours, Lord. (Common Prayer, April 11)
Our desires for control would be transformed into the desire to surrender, submit, and sacrifice.
Our desires for happiness would be transformed into the desire for inner peace, joy, and contentment.
Our desires for wealth, possessions, and affluence would be transformed into a desire for simplicity.
Our desires for information, intellectualism, and knowledge would be transformed into a desire for wisdom and to know Him.
Our desires for having our mental, physical, and emotional needs met would be transformed into a desire for His abiding presence.
Our desires to have other people become more like us would be transformed into a desire for us to see Him in all people.
Our desires to make ourselves look like we have it all together would be transformed into a desire to please only Him.
Our desires to have a good day would be transformed into desires to help make it better for others.
Our desires for more money, stuff, time, and energy would be transformed into using these things to help others.
Our desires for the perfect employer, spouse, parent, and children would be transformed into a desire to be the best possible employee, spouse, parent, and children we can be.
Transform our desires to mirror yours, Lord.
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