We made it a whole week; happy Sunday! Hopefully you all are finding this helpful.
Thomas is now describing his time in english high school. He seems to have had a knack for literature and not math. He also is feeling increasing independence from his family and his teachers. The lines that struck me today are:
But in Scotland I had begun to bare my teeth and fight back against the humiliation of giving in to other people, and now I was rapidly building up a hard core of resistance against everything that displeased me: whether it was the opinions or desires of others, or their commands, or their very persons. pg 76
As I meditated on these words I thought about how often I have wanted to do things MY way. I will follow God's commands that I agree with when they are convenient to ME. As humans we have so much pride that we consider it "humiliation" to say someone else is right or we are wrong. God gives us so much grace but we have too much pride to humble ourselves and take His gifts freely given.
My prayer for today is Lord, Give me the humility to do YOUR will not MY will. Allow me to accept Your grace each day so that I might bring the world closer to you. Amen
Pax
Joe
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