Sunday, June 27, 2010

Disappointment and its antidote

If you are a caring person, conscientious and kind, you will be disappointed in your own actions some days.  I have been told that one should be positive and recognize that one is doing the best that one can.  This is good advice.  I personally find it difficult to follow, although I try.  The truth is that there is no human remedy for this, despite our best intentions.  Hear the words of the Psalmist, though:

"The Lord upholds all those who fall; he lift up those who are bowed down." (Psalm 145:15)
The Lord understands our faltering nature.  If we do not respond in our failings and shortcomings with a stiff neck of rebellion, but with a contrite heart, He will lift us up.

The Psalmist David by Gustave Dore from Wikimedia Commons.

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