A Wednesday Lenten Thought
Mike posted the following Sufi prayer at Connexions. It was so powerful I have posted it here for this Lenten Wednesday.

O God, if I worship You for fear of hell,
then cast me to the fire.
If I worship You in hope of paradise,
exclude me from Your paradise.
Yet if I worship You for Your own sake,
deny me not Your everlasting beauty.

Rabi’ ah Al’ Adawiyah (717-801 AD)

A wonderful reminder of the reason we worship and pray. As always, in the end, it's not about us.