Daily Word (8.3.09)

Self-expression:

"I am the one and only me." (DW, 8.3.09)

"Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed upon us by God." (1 Cor. 2.12)

Mei Meditatio:

Formed in God's image as an individuality, my existence is a unique expression of creation. I recognize that all other life is also of God's good creation and exist as special individual expressions of God's mind.

I do not dwell in the spirit of the world (of selfishness, greed, anger, ignorance) but strive to dwell in the Holy Spirit through Christ who lives in me and I in him. Through the Spirit of God in Christ I affirm my gifts and use them as talents to better the world in whatever ways I may find.

In the name and through the power of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior. Amen.