"Meeting Jesus does not inevitably lead to his becoming our personal savior. We must make room in our life for him; we must choose him and accept him as our savior by claiming his presence. We must let him be Lord of our lives. That decision involves opening ourselves to Jesus, and receiving him into the most intimate dimensions of our lives. Because Jesus comes to us in love, he refuses to exploit or manipulate us, to be coercive or invasive, for to do so would contradict the very nature of love. If we would be loved by others, we must let them love us. We must be vulnerable and reachable enough that others can get close enough to love us, including Jesus. So Jesus approaches the threshold of our being with beckoning love, and he waits for us to open our life to him from the inside. To enter into that intimate relationship where Jesus becomes our savior is to let Jesus be with us and within us, person to person, on the emotional and volitional levels of our being. It is to let down whatever defenses we have in place so that we come together heart to heart, so that the spirit in Jesus touches and resonates with the spirit in us." (A Guide To Prayer for all God's People)
A skinned knee and hurt pride from a fall on a walk with my beloved tonight. On a walk. Can you believe it.? What will it be when I get "old". Probably is nothing to shrug off as bones are broken in such situations so I am grateful again for the smallness of the consequences, this time.
Joy and Peace, Dave
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