As we are created, God calls us “Good,” in harmony with God
When we doubt, or forget, we are easily drawn away by our perception that esteem, security, and control can be found elsewhere
Temptations to folly and evil can be as subtle as shaming or blaming, leaning on only our own understanding as if it were the one Truth
We pray, then, for rescue from these temptations and the folly that leads to evil
At every temptation to behave as if we are not beloved, choose instead what leads to deepening the God-life within.
In the Great Love, Vicki Joy
Scriptures:
1) Matthew 17:5 “this is my beloved”
2) Galatians 3:26 “you are all sons”
3) I Corinthians 13: 4-8 “love is…”
4) James 1:13-14 “led astray by own evil desires”
5) I Corinthians 10:13 “temptation is common and there is a way out”
