Do you have a sense of entitlement? Do you have a stronger sense of what is owed to you than your duties toward others? Those who are entitled are grasping and ungrateful. They feel that the resources developed by others are due to them with no humility or appreciation. This attitude is opposite to that of the Son of Man who came not to be served, but to serve, and give his life for others. I called you to follow me, so consider me as your example. It is still more blessed to give than to receive. Do you understand this? Do you know any people with a sense of entitlement? Are they happy?

Have you ever shopped at a clearance sale? Have you ever held one? You might call this a garage sale if you held it, but stores hold clearance sales to move old merchandise to free up display space for new merchandise. You follow the same principle to remove clutter from your home. Have you ever held a spiritual clearance sale? Have you acquired beliefs or practices that no longer serve you even if they were useful at one time? Don’t let you faith practice be dominated by the traditions of your ancestors.

Do you believe in me? Do you live with a sense of destiny? Do you live with the awareness that your life matters in the universal and eternal scheme of events, and that you are connected to a world much larger than yourself, but that your part in it is a significant contribution that only you can make? You can believe in me without being aware of this, but I promised you an abundant life, and this is it. Don’t be discouraged if the answers to these questions are not obvious. Your destiny is something you must seek and find.

Can people be invisible? This is a favorite device of the writers of fairy tales and fantasy, but these are works of fiction. Yet some people are treated with so little regard they might as well be. Have you ever looked at those who serve in important but menial positions only as far as their functional benefit to you? What about those without any job? What about those who do not fit your cultural template for beauty, such as those who are overweight? Yet these are all my children and their essential humanity is no different from yours. Is your vision large enough to see them?