April 19: Tuesday in Holy Week

Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world, will keep it for eternal life.

- John 12:20-36

Lose your life? Do we have to hate our lives to be godly? What do we replace it with? How do we do
that?

We don’t have to set out to “lose our lives” or to suddenly turn everything upside down. It is a quiet letting go that happens gradually. It is nothing that we do or that we earn, but purely the soul saying yes to God and allowing that presence to work in us and through us. Sitting in silence, with all the noise of the world turned off and training our mind to quiet its thoughts, allows the gentle voice of God to be heard.

It is amazing how close God is. One breath and everything can shift. The pettiness and irritation of one moment can quickly be encompassed by greater understanding and love.

Take a deep breath into Godspace...
Lose the petty life.
Enter into a new awareness and connection to the greater eternal life.
All is loved.
All is forgiven.
Amen.

—Lori Dickerson