Scripture Reading
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Reflection
Paul's final words to Timothy are not triumphalist — they are simply true. He fought, he finished, he kept. The goal was not to win every battle without wounds but to still be running at the end. As September closes, ask not whether you performed perfectly this month, but whether you kept running — and resolve to keep going into October with the same stubborn faithfulness.
Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father, I profess that I do not understand my partner's needs. I don't know how to fix our problems.
Please open my eyes to my partner so that I can see why he or she acts the way they do. And please help me to understand, too, my own motivations and needs so that I can know when I am in the wrong.
Lord, grant us both a greater understanding of one another, and take away the preconceived notions and assumptions that are keeping us from truly communicating. Bring my partner and I closer together, and closer to you, than ever before.
In Jesus' name I pray, amen.
Please open my eyes to my partner so that I can see why he or she acts the way they do. And please help me to understand, too, my own motivations and needs so that I can know when I am in the wrong.
Lord, grant us both a greater understanding of one another, and take away the preconceived notions and assumptions that are keeping us from truly communicating. Bring my partner and I closer together, and closer to you, than ever before.
In Jesus' name I pray, amen.
Amen.