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WEDNESDAY THOUGHT 3/19/08

Go easy on yourself.  If the apostles had trouble getting it right, don’t expect perfection from yourself.
 
Look at the 12.  They spent three years in close contact with Jesus, witnessing His miracles, listening to His words, receiving personal instruction and guidance.  And one thing shows up consistently again and again:  They are always coming up a day late and a denaria short, sleeping when they should be alert and awake, arguing like Moe, Larry and Curly when Jesus was trying to explain something to them, pretty much missing every point … and this going on for years.
 
My point:  Like the apostles, we too have been hand-picked, but not necessarily because we are better or brighter than the rest of the world.  Thank God that God is patient.  Enjoy your faith, as shaky as it may be at times … and let’s draw straws to see who gets to sit next to Jesus.  Nyuck nyuck nyuck. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.).  — jri
 
“[B]ut no one at the meal understood why Jesus
said this to him.  Since Judas had charge of the
money, some thought Jesus was telling him to
buy what was needed for the Feast, or to give
something to the poor.”
        –    John 13:28-29