Luke 7:1-10
When Jesus had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him. When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save the life of his slave. They approached Jesus and strongly urged him to come, saying, "He deserves to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation and he built the synagogue for us." And Jesus went with them, but when he was only a short distance from the house, the centurion sent friends to tell him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof. Therefore, I did not consider myself worthy to come to you; but say the word and let my servant be healed. For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come here,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him and, turning, said to the crowd following him, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith." When the messengers returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for special intention.
When we come to serve The Lord, are we obedient just as the subjects and slaves are to the centurion?
The centurion had an understanding of where he stands before Our Lord. He doesn't demand that Christ heal his servant. He knew that his place was to be obedient to God's will.
Are we this way with God, or do we serve hoping for some sense of affirmation or reward? Do we pray for the sole sake of getting our wants met? Are we truly praying for "Thy will" to be done?
I want to grow in holiness, and for that to happen, I know that I must grow in obedience. I must grow in an obedience that goes beyond how I feel and what I fear. I pray that one day I can have the faith to be as open to God's will as the centurion in today's reading. Take care and God Bless.
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