he snow is gone! For now! The front yard is developing a green patina that will deepen over the summer. The first of Vermont's 50 shade of green that comprises our summer vistas. I've tried to count them as a drive but it is an impossible task.
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
I need to be very, very careful whenever I think I need to remind the LORD, God, the Almighty of all the wonderful things I've done for Him. An infallible sign that my humility needs a complete overhaul.
LORD, continue to make me aware of those defects of lack of humility and pride in my religiosity. I pray for transformation, but with fear and trembling that I can stand up, remaining faithful to Your Word, under the weight of the trials necessary to bring me closer to You.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 5
Mid-day: 119:121-128
Evening: Psalm 80
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