A prayer for today: O Lord, we confess our pride. We want to stand out. We want to be recognized. We want to be important. We also confess our envy. We resent those who stand out, who take the place we think we should have had. We resent those who get more recognition than we do. We resent the fact that we are not that important in the large scheme of things. Most of us, apart from family, friends, and a few co-workers, will not be remembered after our death. Help us to recognize that those things are not important. Help us to learn that many who are first will be last, and the last first. Teach us that the only judgment that really counts is yours. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen. (Matthew 19:30)
--Benjamin Shaw