Good morning. Just reading a bit of Burns before breakfast.
Last verse of “To a Louse”
O wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An’ foolish notion:
What airs in dress an’ gait wad lea’e us,
An’ ev’n devotion!
At weekday masses I try to find some shady corner in which to park the corpse, because my histrionic vanity leads me to distract myself with wondering what others think of me as I pray! Ick!
I am so grateful that God spares me the thunder bolt, or the gaping open unzipped fly, or any of a host of embarrassments I so richly deserve.
Burns before breakfast could be a little scary, although not as terrifying as Pat’s and Tom’s poetic efforts when one hasn’t eaten.
I was just thinking, that to pray these intentions is great, but if they remain abstractions, instead of something concrete in our daily mess, the impact will be limited.
If I say, “From the desire of being consulted, deliver me, Jesus,” and then “What didn’t you check with me before you agreed to Whatever?!?” ... well, there’s a gap.
As Mrs. Don-o said, we all say we want to be humble, but none of us wants to be humiliated!
I have thought of it often when reading this forum.