"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." - From Mt. 10
I can't help but ask myself today after praying this verse from Matthew, if I am "lost" or "found." It is like a glass of water being half-full or half-empty, isn't it? There are many times when I would define myself by the ups and lows of my life. Jesus seems to ask me to look at this losing and finding thing a little differently.
I think he is asking me to define myself as being one with him. My losing and finding moments of my life all center around him. Resurrection Spirituality calls these moments by other names: "dying and rising." Do I define myself by the dying, suffering moments of my life or by the happy, glorious resurrection moments of my life? It seems to me to be a very erratic way to live, for my life is like a seesaw as far as dying and rising is concerned. Yet, the key is to die and rise, to lose and find, for his sake. My identity with Christ makes sense of all the roller coaster rides that toss me to and fro.
Dear Lord, please help me to always keep you as the Center of my life. This is my prayer for all who also read this reflection today. Thank you, Lord, for all the moments of my life which truly converge upon you.
I think he is asking me to define myself as being one with him. My losing and finding moments of my life all center around him. Resurrection Spirituality calls these moments by other names: "dying and rising." Do I define myself by the dying, suffering moments of my life or by the happy, glorious resurrection moments of my life? It seems to me to be a very erratic way to live, for my life is like a seesaw as far as dying and rising is concerned. Yet, the key is to die and rise, to lose and find, for his sake. My identity with Christ makes sense of all the roller coaster rides that toss me to and fro.
Dear Lord, please help me to always keep you as the Center of my life. This is my prayer for all who also read this reflection today. Thank you, Lord, for all the moments of my life which truly converge upon you.
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