He who loses his life for My sake will find it. - Matthew 10:39
Have you
ever played dominoes? In my boyhood days it was a favorite indoor pastime. Some time ago
while visiting a family, I saw a young boy and his grandfather playing the game. A flood
of memories surged over me as I remembered my own boyhood days.
The unusual thing about dominoes is that you win by losing. To win, you must lose your
blocks. Whoever gets rid of all his dominoes first wins the game. You must give to
get-lose to gain-be reduced to nothing to get to the top. It is not like baseball or
tennis or other games where the highest number of runs, points, or scores determines the
winner. No! With dominoes it is the one who can reach nothing first who succeeds.
The rule of the natural man is: "Get all you can." The rule of the spiritual man
should be: "Give all you can." In the spiritual realm, only that which we give
away will we keep forever. In the Christian life, we must be reduced to nothing before we
become something. Seed kept in the granary will mold and decay, but "thrown
away" into the ground it increases 30-, 60-, and 100-fold. "Unless a grain of
wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone" (John 12:24).
Remember, Jesus gave His all. He is our example.
-MRD
Lord, shape my life as only You can,
Guiding each day by Your loving plan;
Take what You need and give what You will,
My life is Yours to use and to fill. \
-Branon
Life is like a game of tennis - you can't win without serving well.
Vocation
Prayer
Merciful Father, the celebration of the Easter mysteries renews our hope in the new life
you offer. Send us forth as confident withnesses of the death and resurrection of
Jesus. Give us faithful servants who will teach, sanctify, and lead us. Amen