There are so many temptations

So easy to be discouraged

So tempting to fall into

negative thinking and dispair

We can get so caught up in the

stresses and problems that

we forget why we are alive

and what our purpose is

To love God with all

our heart, soul, and mind

and our neighbor as ourself

So hard to remember

in the middle of a busy day

or when it seems the world

is falling in around us

However, we have Jesus who

knows all about the world

He lived here and understands

the temptations, like he had

in the desert.

Jesus, please help me to

remember I am to love you

and your people in good times and bad

I need to take care  and love myself,

in a healthy way, so I

can give my full heart to you