Letting go, letting God

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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul, 13 August 2025
Wednesday, Memorial of Sts. Pontian & Hippolytus, Priests & Martyrs
Deuteronomy 34:1-12     ><)))*> + ><)))*> + ><)))*>     Matthew 18:15-20

God our loving Father,
teach me to be like Moses:
teach me
 to let go,
let God;
how lovely 
that between letting go
and letting God lies
just the small letter "d"
which is to die everyday in myself
so that you prevail, 
O God when I accept
your will
and your plans.

Like Moses,
let me share and
be content in the joy
of knowing or seeing
the fulfillment of your promise
in others without ever
holding nor experiencing
its very fruit;
fill me with 
the Holy Spirit
to guide my heart 
especially at this stage
in my life as a senior citizen
to learn to step aside
to make a space for you
and for others like the
younger ones who would take
charge from what I have to leave
behind; let me realize
that simply being a part
of your mission is more than enough
with no need for me 
to be recognized
or be in control always.

It is the same process
I need to learn
and imbibe,
to let go and let God
regarding sins of another
brother or sister -
of making a room
for you to work in the heart 
of a wayward,
erring fellow disciple
instead of taking it into
my hands that are dirty
with sins too;
unlike during the time
of Saints Pontian
and Hippolytus,
there is no need for me to
go through a bloody death
except to let go of my ego
and pride
so that you take command
in Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Our Lady of Fatima University
Valenzuela City
([email protected])