Reflect, today, especially upon the first aspect of loving God. Reflect upon how diligently you seek to know and understand Him and all that He has revealed.
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, Philippines, shares a portion of his forthcoming book, “Yeshua, Son of Man.” The presumed narrator is Jesus himself, recalling the scene we popularly refer to as “Finding in the Temple.”
It’s easy to think that we know best and if we only pray harder, then we will push God’s hand and He will finally act, doing what we pray for. But this is not the way God works.
Sincerely asking for forgiveness requires that you honestly acknowledge your sin, which is hard to do. It’s hard to take responsibility for what we have done wrong.
