"Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son." Acts 16:14b
Changing our minds is hard work, something that most of us do only reluctantly. Even when the truth stares us in the face, we resist. Perhaps we are afraid of losing something with which we are comfortable. Or we think that changing our minds might be interpreted as disloyalty to someone in power or a friend. Whatever the reason for our resistance, opening our hearts, letting go and changing our minds in order to follow the Lord more closely is a clear mandate in the gospel, even when it seems we have good reasons not to change.
Today, as we prepare for the election of a new president and other civic leaders, is a good time to ask ourselves which candidates might help create a country where livinging, practicing and proclaiming justice for all is the rock upon which to build hope here and around the world.
Today, open your heart to a new idea or person.
What keeps you from opening your heart to God's desire for you?
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