Life Unraveled

Life Unraveled

The journey of a frail pilgrim trying to love God and love others

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Living in a State of Preparedness

August 18, 2010

Everything that comes from God ultimately asks for an open and faithful heart.  We cannot live with hope and joy unless we are living in a state of preparedness and expectancy.  We have to be careful because, as the Apostle Peter says: “Your enemy the devil is on the prowl like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5.8).  Therefore Jesus guides us to avoid our natural tendencies by being attentive and prayerful: “Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened by debauchery and drunkenness and the cares of life. … Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen, and to hold your ground before the Son of Man” (Luke 21:34-36).  That’s what living in the Spirit of Jesus calls us to.

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