Upside Down from the Great Pretend
Father, God, I come before you this morning in fear and trembling. Fear—because I know there is no One like You. Trembling—because I am aware of Your holiness, which makes me more aware of the fact that I am not holy. I can’t pretend to love You like You love me. There is nothing within me that is holy. There is no good thing within me. Not my nature. Not my thoughts. Not anything I say or do. There is no reason that I can fathom why You love me. But You do. I can’t pretend to know about Your goodness. The things of this world are so bad and ugly. And yet I allow them to cloud my mind, my thoughts, my attitude. I allow them to entertain me. I cannot seem to keep them from me. Oh Father, take these thoughts and desires away and replace them with Your goodness, Your faithfulness, Your mercy, Your love. There is no reason that I can fathom why You even care for me. But You do. I can’t pretend that I know You as I should. With You there is no “pretend”. With You there is no fake. And the...