American Idol

I occasionally watch American Idol – especially the early sessions when the awful singers audition. I’m amazed that these folks think they can sing & that when they’re told differently they insist that the judges are wrong.

But their response is a reflection of human nature. Most of us think we are better than we are & are unable to accept criticism. Pride is a horrible thing. It’s reflected when I compare myself to these horrible singers: ’I'm glad I’m not as deluded as these people!’

Pride is the real Idol of our hearts - be it a superstar singer, a wannabe singer – or the person who holds grudges, expects others to serve him/her, or who gives the Lord the leftovers of his/her heart’s devotion.  May the Lord shatter our pride & give us His sufficient grace.

The Trinity

The Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers, offers this as a prayer to God:
“O Father, thou art enthroned to hear my prayers
O Jesus, thy hand is outstretched to take my petitions,
O Holy Spirit, thou art willing to help my infirmities, to show me my needs, to supply words, to pray within me, to strengthen me that I faint not in supplication”

The entire prayer, I’ve only quoted a portion, is a marvelous adoration of each of the Three Persons of the Trinity.  It makes me think: ‘How often do I address each of the Persons of the Godhead in prayer?’  Is this a regular practice in your prayers?

The quoted portion above is a wonderful expression of how we engage with each Person of the Trinity in prayer.  May the Spirit work within us that we ‘faint not in supplication.’