a hollowed out space

Lord, my cup must be emptied

before it can be filled.

If it is already full, it can’t be filled again

except by emptying it out.

In order to fill anything

there must be a hollowed out space.

Otherwise it can’t receive.

This is especially true of your word.

In order to receive it,

we must be hollowed out.

We must be capable of receiving it,

emptied of the false self

and its endless demands.

When Christ came,

there was no room in the inn.

It was full.

The inn is a symbol of my heart.

Your word, Christ,

can take root only in a hollow.

William Breault, SJ, 1926 – 2015, writer and artist in California

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Philippians 3:7

But whatever were gains to me

I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.

One thought on “a hollowed out space”

Thank you for this posting, Eric. I was promoted to personalize and make this prayer my own this morning.

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