Sometimes it’s hard to
imagine dear Lord that you love me just because you created me and not because
of what I do or how good I think I am or how many times I go to church or all
those other things people try to equate your love with.
Honestly, it’s ego
boosting to think that you love me because I’m so good or love you so much or
pay my tithe or pray or read my bible or one of those other things that make me
smugly think that you must be mighty pleased to have me on your side.
And such thoughts dear
Lord, make forgiveness seem like an alien concept when I fall which I so often
do. And make it difficult to forgive me, accept your forgiveness or even
forgive others. Leaving me carrying many burdens around when you have asked me
to cast all my cares on you and deliberately disobeying your word because your
command forgiveness.
Well dear Lord, once
more you have reminded me that I am loved by you-just as I am: because you created
me and long to conform me to your image. You know that I’ll fall and that’s why
you’ve made provisions for that. You are never surprised by me but your grace
abounds and you promise that nothing can ever separate me from your love.
Teach me, o my father,
to love as you do-unconditionally and always to work for the good of others. Open my heart, my eyes and my ears to know
you and love you, my neighbours and myself and above all, teach me to rest in
you as you have commanded. Thank you for your word.
Angela Azumah Alu
