The Gift of Letting Go

Today’s Reflection

I had to let go of that position and became just what I was baptized to be: a child of God. . . . That is who I am. I can let go of everything else.

—J. David Muyskens, Forty Days to a Closer Walk with God: The Practice of Centering Prayer(Upper Room Books, 2006)

Today’s Question

What are you most proud of in your life? Are you willing to set it aside to simply be a child of God? Join the conversation.

Today’s Scripture

More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.—Philippians 3:8 (NRSVUE)

Prayer for the Week

Spirit of God, I long for you alone. Fill me with your gifts of love, joy, and peace so that I will be empty of the things of this world and full of your presence. Amen.