John 3:28-30 (NABRE) You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah, but I was sent before him.’ The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom and listens for him rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made complete. He must increase; I must decrease.
Great Lord, like John the Baptist, help me to find joy in Your increasing presence and work in my life. Let my desires and actions reflect Your will, not my own. May I always acknowledge that You must increase, and I must decrease, so Your glory shines through me in all I think, say and do. Amen.
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