Reflection

“I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.” St. Teresa of Calcutta

Prayer

Transforming God,

Sometimes we confuse stubbornness for resilience, as if our dogged resistance to change were a reason to be proud! The saints have lessons to teach us if only we’d open our hearts. Rather than thinking we should call on you to change whatever we don’t like about life, we can learn to let you transform us instead, from the inside out. Today, then, we welcome you to change us by your spirit, that we might be empowered to be your agents of change and transformation for others. Amen.

Call to Action

Consider whether I need to shift my attitude to the world around me, especially those things I wish were different. Am I “being the change” I want to see in the world?