Meditation for the Day
I will practice love, because lack of love will block the way. I will try to see good in all people, those I like and also those who fret me and go against the grain. They are all children of God. I will try to give love, otherwise how can I dwell in God’s spirit whence nothing unloving can come? I will try to get along with all people, because the more love I give away, the more I will have.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may do all I can to love others, in spite of their many fault.
I pray that as I love, so will I be loved.
My God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me, I cannot know for certain where it will end…but I will not fear, for you are ever with me. Thomas Merton
If self–esteem means confidence and confidence means being sure about what’s going to happen, then we’re all out of luck in the self–esteem department. None of us knows the answers to the biggest, most important questions in life. If that fact makes us terribly insecure, we’re going to be in for a whole lot of fear, worry, and anxiety. The truly confident person knows that life is much more of a process and a journey than a matter of answers and destinations. It is one thing not to know where the road leads–but quite another to be paralyzed because we don’t know. If the open road makes us too frightened and insecure, we will probably miss all the lovely scenery along the way. And we won’t learn the lessons of the journey.
Confidence arises from self, not circumstances. Just because the road is uncertain doesn’t mean that we are. If we have a Higher Power walking just ahead of us, we have all the security we need. Confidence in God turns my insecurity into trust.
Contributed by Ajit Golatkar
