Scripture: Luke 17:33
Whoever tries to preserve their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life will preserve it.
Thought for the Day: Jesus always liked to spin things – to turn on its head what was previously assumed to be true. At times, people would scratch their heads and comment on his sanity. Other times, people felt a bit of discomfort and so dismissed him. But others refused to allow the discomfort to keep them from exploring his comments more deeply.
Now most of us when we think about losing something, it is not a choice we make. We do not intentionally lose something, for if that was the case, it would not technically be lost. But when Jesus spoke about losing one’s life, there was a sense of someone making a choice – conscious decision-making. For us to understand what it means to lose one’s life, we need to look to Jesus as the model – and in losing, he was suggesting that we make a conscious choice to give away ourselves for the sake of another. Though I’m losing it, I know where it is all the time. And when I have chosen to let go, Jesus suggests that it will be fully preserved and never lost.
Prayer: Teach me to let go, O Gracious and Generous God. Teach me to let go of my life, and in doing so, find my life. Amen.
TONIGHT – 7pm
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