Luke 2 New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE) Chapter 2 The Birth of Jesus. 1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 5 to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. 9 T...
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What if we don’t take too much credit for successes?
What if we don’t take too much blame for failures?
Jesus seems above the victory of Palm Sunday
Does not identify with the victory
Grace for successes and failures
I am still learning to avoid taking too much blame for failures.
I am always wondering what I might have done differently to have a different result.
A times God's grace has surprised me sowing of redemption amidst my failures.
I am learning to see that the outcomes may prove to be more filled with purpose than success of failure.
I am still learning to be faithful in each moment and to leave the outcome to God.