The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
LUKE 18:13-14 (MSG)
Meanwhile the tax man, slumped in the shadows, his face in his hands, not daring to look up, said, ‘God, give mercy. Forgive me, a sinner.’”
Jesus commented, “This tax man, not the other, went home made right with God.”
THE ESSENCE
God welcomes all who respond to him out of their brokeness.
DAILY FODDER
Jesus isn't looking to develop a relationship with those who have their acts together.
PRAYER
Merciful God, you welcome the broken with open arms. Of course, you'd welcome all others, but all others seem uninterested in the kind of healing you offer. Forgive me for working so hard to demonstrate that I have my act together. You can see right through it all and you're patiently waiting for me to acknowledge the reality. I need your forgiveness. I'm going to live the rest of my life in the light of your mercy. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
