I have a close friend, one since childhood, that fights the demon that ‘busyness’ equates value. My friend dances from one event to another in hopes that when it is all said-and-done, he (or she) will see something different about him(her)self when finished. Much of our conversations revolve around this struggle. My hope is that one day my friend will discover his (or her) identity is already established and secured in Christ, and that everything that is done stems from that identity.
My friend is not alone. How often do you allow yourself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns? To surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in every way is to succumb to the misconception of our times and the false assumption that a busy life equates value. Your life’s value is already established in Christ. The rest is only to live out and into what is already there.
This week’s reading:
- Monday – 1 Corinthians 12
- Tuesday – 1 Corinthians 13
- Wednesday – 1 Corinthians 14
- Thursday – 1 Corinthians 15
- Friday – 1 Corinthians 16
Please Pray for:
- The St. Paul Church family.
- Those who are unwillingly absent.
- Those who are grieving and depressed.
- The United Methodist Church.
- Our nation and our leaders.
- The World.