dailydatewithgod

In a world where things are more and more replaceable and disposable it is hard to know what really has value and worth.  Is it something to hold on to or are we supposed to use it and toss it?  In a consumer culture the next best thing is always what is being marketed.  This philosophy travels quickly in our mindset from things to people. Over time as a society we have come to divide people up into groups of those who are worthy and those who are not.  Those who have value and will be cherished versus those who are rubbish and will be thrown away or ignored.  It mirrors how we see ourselves and all the elements that make us up.  The parts of us that we think are rubbish and should be gotten rid of are either ignored or pushed down so far they do not enter our psyche.  However, we cannot just throw away parts of ourselves without effecting another part we may not consider rubbish.  We have taken to metaphorically throwing the baby out with the bath water.  God invites us to take a closer look at what we consider rubbish in others and ourselves.  God perceives us as whole and the rubbish as something that perhaps just needs some polishing.  By embarking on the process of determining what lies beneath the rubbish is the work of discovering the deeper mystery of our hearts.