Final Post - M&M's in the Dashboard Prayer - Lord Jesus, Melt & Destroy my Thin, Flimsy Shell

Final Post - M&M's in the Dashboard Prayer - Lord Jesus, Melt & Destroy My Thin, Flimsy Shell

Thanks admin team for an amazing weekend with the Barneys. 

When I read the beginning of Chapter 12 where
Scazerro discusses lobsters shedding their thick outer shell, I immediately
thought of Chris Farley in Tommy Boy where in clueless, clumsy, “I can never
get it right,” insecurity he tells David Spade, “well, you’re brain is the one
with the shell in it.” 

For me personally, this image of Farley is so fitting as I
approach the summer.  Borrowing from the
Devotional Guide, I sit here praying right now that God will give me the
courage and trust to take myself far less seriously and take him very seriously
as I daily face the mysterious work of the Holy Spirit who convicts (which
leads to embarrassment, humble confession, awkward mistake admitting) and
inspires (compassion, empathy, and servant hood.)

To go back to the Ultra Packet, as I perceive His fullness,
I become more aware of my own emptiness and through the conviction and
inspiration of the Holy Spirit I am given the freedom to be made in His
likeness which is my life’s highest calling for which I have been created.



Love you Jesus!  Thanks for being our
utmost passionate lover and fearless guide. 
When I’m stuck in stuttered speechlessness please melt my prideful “SHUT
UP HOLY SPIRIT” with grace-filled humility that embraces weakness and
appreciates the revelation of frailty by your always-to-be-trusted touch of
mercy.