Come Together...Right Now, Over Me.

1 Corinthians 12:4-7

How many times do you think you fail every day? I fail a lot. Of course, my every-day failures are pretty small. What about the big ones? Oh yeah. I've had a lot of those as well.

I'm guilty of thinking that I can control not only my own destiny, but often the destiny of the entire world. Some days, the very fate of mankind rests on my shoulders. That's right! Me! I'm solely responsible for negotiating world peace and ending poverty! I bet you had no idea I was that important, did you?

...Riiiiight.

Turns out, I'm pretty sure God doesn't need or want my help in all these matters. In fact, God doesn't even need me to shoulder the entire burden of my own life! She has given me many gifts; I'm a good mommy, I'm a decent friend. I possess a lot of positive energy and good intuition. I'm not a bad dancer, either! And I've got a heart of gold, even if my mind isn't always up to snuff. I love like a warrior- once you've got me, you've got me for life.

These are amazing gifts, not of my own making without God's handiwork, and through the work also of Mom and Dad, fiance and daughter, friends and family.

What are your gifts? Do you feel like they aren't enough? Would you rather have what I have? Yeah, some days I'd rather have yours. What if we pool our resources and stop trying to do everything alone? What if we join together into community? With each other and God, and stop living as if we are the only ones who can fix everything?

All of our relationships are gifts from God; Her way of saying, "I don't want you to do this by yourself. Why do you think there are so many manifestation of me on earth? Your path is Jesus, but others have their own path to Me. I am the Truth, and you are never alone."

So for today, here's to being a part of The Whole.

Prayer: O God, take away our fear of failure, and help us to rely more on you and on our fellow servants.

Thought for the Day: We are not meant to do God's work alone.