Tender Spots

Today’s Reflection

A life with God invites you to be honest with yourself—to admit your weaknesses and tender spots. It also asks that you allow yourself to be shaped into the likeness of Christ in order not only to better yourself but also to better the world around you.

—Whitney R. Simpson, Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit (Upper Room Books, 2016)

Today’s Question

Is it difficult for you to be honest about your weaknesses?

Today’s Scripture

The Spirit helps us in our weakness . . .—Romans 8:26a (NRSV)

Prayer for the Week

Inhale: JesusExhale: Give me peace.—A “breath prayer” from Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit by Whitney R. Simpson