Good morning, Lord. I am in a hotel room isolating from DH because *he* has COVID and he is really bad at isolating. Since You already know my heart, I may as well confess that I have called him an idiot and a moron, but thankfully only in my thoughts. I am angry at him for being careless. I feel put-upon and inconvenienced and, frankly, threatened with illness: "It's not that bad. You are being ridiculous." But he is sick, and I am not. I am also the oldest, with the most complex picture of medical conditions, and the one with the most responsible duties over the next weeks.
Lord God, I get so distracted! Please focus my mind to serve today in Kids' Church and to lead Huddle. Please place a guard around me, and especially around my thoughts, because I can get VERY snarky and downright mean.
Solomon's prayer for discernment has stuck with me. (Funny how You pick the right words at the right times....)
So give Your servant an understanding heart [or "a heart that listens"] to judge Your people, to discern between good and evil.
The NIV says, "to distinguish between right and wrong." Yeah, that. In these days of gaslighting and outright lying, this is such a needed gift from You.
Frederick Büechner died. Max Lucado shared one of his quotes, noting that there may be so many great thoughts from which to choose. The upshot is that if we pay attention to the broken and corrupt world around us, we might--no, we will--waver. Each day we need to choose to believe *and apply* the Gospel. Today. In this situation. Now. In my life.Yes. Amen.
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