God lives and works today, but maybe you
don't feel that way.
Are you dissatisfied with yourself?
With your life?
I was, until I discovered a secret in
the life of Jesus.
Today's meditation by Basilia Schlink can help you
to find this secret too.
Are you suffering from dissatisfaction which almost tears
you apart on some days?
You realize perhaps how intolerable you are, but
you see no way out of this trap
of the devil.
Joy has disappeared from your life.
Your unfulfilled demands on life have spoiled everything
for you.
The more you have, the more you want.
Well, you're no exception.
From my own experience, I can give you
advice.
There's only one way to satisfaction.
It has been tried out.
It's the way to which Jesus Christ calls
us.
And he also helps us to walk this
way, because he has already walked it.
It's called, whoever loses his life and everything
that belongs to it, that is, whoever gives
up everything, will gain true life.
Sacrifice you came to offer, I give myself
anew.
Grant me the grace to surrender, that then
in me may see you.
Bind me to you, my dear Jesus, I
then will give you all.
Gladly my treasure surrender, even those I love
most of all.
Yes, this way to satisfaction is characterized by
letting go, by losing.
Strange, and yet understandable.
The more you want to have for yourself,
the more dissatisfied you become.
The more time and money, power and rights,
strength and love you give up, the more
satisfied you will be.
Try it and see.
This tormenting dissatisfaction in your life will disappear.
Joy will fill your life, because you're going
the way of Jesus.
No one makes so happy as Jesus does.
Only those will experience this happiness who seek
it and who go the way which will
make us and others happy, the way in
his footsteps, that is, to let go of
everything in order to receive everything.
Who makes us happy?
Jesus, that's you.
Therefore my heart rejoices in you.
Jesus, how joy he turns.
Jesus, you must bring of joy ever new.
For heaven's joy to men comes for you.
Jesus, how joy he turns.
Jesus, my Lord, my God and my King,
you fill my heart with praise to sing.
Jesus, how joy he turns.
God
bless
you.