Day 24 – Tuesday
Luke 12:31-21
Wise God, sometimes we grasp
for wealth and possessions so desperately that we do not see what fools we have
made of ourselves. We do not see the extent to which we have cut ourselves off from our
neighbors and from You and left ourselves isolated among our things.
We have rationalized greed so
thoroughly, that we can no longer see how the varieties of greed play
themselves out in our lives. We are fully enmeshed in a culture that acts as
though there is never enough. We allow no limits on our insatiable
desires. We want more and bigger and
will go to great lengths to convince ourselves that more and bigger are genuine
needs that we fully deserve.
God! Break us free of our
competitive greed! Break us free of the lies that wealth is our satisfaction
and our protection. Break us free from the competition that pits us against our
sisters, brothers and neighbors. Break us free of isolation and alienation in
order to share generously and help build communities of mutual enrichment.
Wise God, lead us in paths of
wisdom. Lead us out beyond ourselves for true communion with others. Lead us to
your peaceable reign that is not built on competition and accumulation, but on
your matchless grace. Amen.
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