Matthew 10:37-42

Meditatio (Reflecting)

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Oratio (Responding)

This seems like such a simple sentence, but when you think about it, it is confusing. So lets break it down a bit. What does it. mean to find your life? This refers to desiring the things of the material world, the sins of the flesh and the lies of the devil…, over god. Losing your life on the other hand is about sacrfice and realizing that His way, and His truth, and His life are the only thing that matters. But whats more it is understanding that the world is fleating and that the only thing that matters is eternity With god in Heaven. But the price for this reward, is very high, and requires sacrifice. Peter Kreft sums it up nicely, saying that “the cost and the reward is everything.” So in the end it is not all that complicated. The christian life is simple. As T.S. Eliot wrote about Christianity it is: “a condition of complete simplicity, costing not less than everything.”

Contemplatio (Contemplating)

Take time to simply remain in the presence of God.

Resolutio (Resolving)

Oh lord, help me today to not seek to find but instead to lose everyting for your sake.