Ruach Breath Of Life

Selfless Prayer Marcello - Adagio, Oboe concerto in D minor There are certain species of African ants that eat the insides out of wooden furniture. The chairs and tables look alright, but the termites have done their worst, causing them to burst apart when anything is placed on them. Many lives appear strong, and even stately on the outside, yet are eaten alive on the inside by pride. Since the attributes You most prize arise more from our character than our gifting: forgive us those many things we do that grate like a rusty gate. Shift our focus from being too narrowly inward, lest our unseen faults and thoughtlessness mar our days and prove a snare to many others, without our even being aware. Catch us these boring ants, and make our character more authentically sound – especially for those of us who easily get cross. Subdued by stress or chronic complaint, or inflated by too high an opinion of ourselves we end up sounding increasingly doleful and run the risk of robbing our soul of brave and cheerf