There are people in the world who have made up their minds to never be satisfied. Nothing you do for such people will ever be enough. You can spend every ounce of energy trying to please them... and they will find the flaws.
Jesus had people like this... John was too strict for them, Jesus was too celebratory for them. They probably didn't welcome Paul or Peter or any of the others. They'd made up their minds, closed off the doors of their hearts, and found what was wrong in everything offered.
It's wise for us to pray to God for softening of our hearts. We can easily close ourselves off if we're not careful. May we pay attention to how the Spirit is moving, keeping an open mind to where God is on the move. Think of all the Pharisees who missed what Jesus was doing in their midst -- it's one of the saddest chapters of history in my mind. He was right there! They completely missed it.
So what might I be missing?
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