Meditations on "Acceptance"

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me.

The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.

We have just celebrated Christmas and the New Year and now begin to ponder what the year ahead may bring for each of us.

"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

Why do we celebrate Christmas? Why not just settle for a winter holiday of Santa and snow and parties and gifts?

Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return.

The Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.

A humble life is grounded in a realistic view of ourselves.

But you, O Lord, will sit on your throne forever. Your fame will endure to every generation.

Step Two: Came to believe that a power greater that ourselves could restore us to sanity.

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.