Taking as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it.
Trevor Hudson, shares these words in today’s reflection from the Serenity Prayer:
“How can we live in a positive way in the midst of the evil and sin that surround us?”
This part of the Serenity Prayer meets us right at the center of this question. It begins by acknowledging the reality of a sinful world.
It also proposes adopting a particular attitude toward it, a stance that springs from the way God relates to our world.”
God hates nothing he has made. God so loves this world, that he sent his only Son not to condemn the world, but to heal, save, and redeem it. To accept, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it, is to start with a foundational yes and embrace it. He acted not from the small ego, but from the largeness of his soul.
May we “take this world” as God loves it, and seek to be those who do not condemn, but bring healing and mercy.
With you,
Rob+