Prayer

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.

Father, please show me my other masters. Show me the many little idols I have made, and the many little saviors I have anxiously pursued. Show me those many times I have hated Jesus, preferring instead one of these other masters. I know that all of them are but semblances of my own self, the one I truly wish to admire even above you. In the name of Jesus and his name only, purge me--mind and heart--of this twisted worship. Amen.