Offering up your day

The other day I wrote about offering up our suffering for others. You need to be a bit self-recollected to do that.

Today I want to talk about offering up our day--of which suffering may be a part--to God.

This also requires being personally recollected. Every moment of every day God is present to us, and while our being constantly hyper-aware may be next to impossible, with God's help, we can re-train our thoughts on him so that he can do his work in us.

We do this, albeit imperfectly, because we love him, and for no other reason.

This is not about control, but about freedom. This is about offering ourselves back to God who created us. We need to be listening. He is our focus.

Embracing this spiritual, supernatural way of living isn't merely cooperating with God. It is an in-the-moment way of being. Being more attentive to God's presence should bring us peace. If it makes us scrupulous or anxious, our intentions are misplaced and we need to ask God for direction.

Living in this state of being, with the resulting grace of improved listening and obedience, loosens the shackles that are keeping us from offering ourselves freely, completely to God.

This spiritual work--while not easy--can be very fruitful. To a large degree, acceptance is a part of it. Of course, acceptance in this regard does not mean being indifferent, or unconcerned about life's realities.

May God bless you throughout your days!

Janet Cassidy
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