Today is Monday, August 29th, 2005; Karen's Korner #621
Yesterday at church when I was served communion, I noticed that the grape juice was cool, sweet, and tasted good. The small amount of liquid was pleasing to my sense of taste.
But I thought, "What would happen if next time I took communion, the juice was warm, bitter, and I didn't care for the flavor at all. Would I be as eager to drink it?"
Do we worship God because of all the good things He has and will do for us? Do we, and would we, still show up if some things in our lives didn't, and don't, go as we planned?
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for all the many, many prayers that you answer for us exactly like we ask. Thank you for all the numerous good things which happen to us in any given day. Help us not to expect every answer to every prayer to be only what we want, what is pleasing to all of our senses. Help us to drink a cup of bitter fruit, if that is what You deem best for us.......as we learn and grow up in Your Love.
Thank you that you drank a bitter cup in Your Life of dying on the cross for each one of us, so that we all have the opportunity to be reunited in our relationship with You.
In Your Name we pray, Amen.
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