The Coliseum in Rome at sunset: Photo by Oliver Ross
Good Morning, God!
A Sabbath Morning — a Day Set Aside for Rest and Restoration. And, I confess right now, I shall most likely do some work.
I am the loser. But, perhaps, others are too. Now THAT is a sobering thought. This morning I awoke with Paul’s words to the Romans in my heart. Probably because of a conversation yesterday with a dear friend.
And I remembered, God, that I had done a paraphrase of that chapter in the 1980s. Here is the first part:
Therefore, I urge you dear fellow children
in view of God’s patient and undeserved love for us let us give God
not just our money and our time but our complete and entire selves
When the offering is taken in church it should be
as if our very bodies themselveswere carried up to God’s altar
for it is not enough to die for God. we are to be living sacrifices
for God wants to set us free from the prison of conforming
to the expectations of those all around us.
God wants to make us over completely by changing
how we think about things
God wants us to demolish old ways of thinking and even feeling
so that we might clearly see God’s Presence and the existence of what the world denies
so that we might hear God’s voice and do God’s will.
Once again, I say YES to You God! I am willing to do Your Will. But, somehow, my will — which I view as doing absolute necessities — is squeezing out Your Will. And, yes, I confess, saying YES to YOU is scary. I admit, I like myself JUST THE WAY I AM.
Even so, I hear Your Gentle Voice saying that You don’t want me to become anyone else — just a bit more truly me. Hmmm. More truly ME? That is still scary. But, LET’S GO FOR IT!!!
Story teller,
A Moment with God 
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