“And even when I have nothing . . ., I will give Him this nothing.” –St. Thérèse of Lisieux
There was this time in my life when I was struggling with my health, and with exhaustion, and with depression, and anxiety. Maybe you’ve been there. Maybe you are there right now. What I remember about that time are the Monday mornings. I would try to rest up over the weekend and then on Monday, I did my best to start work around 8 am in the morning with some energy. The weird thing about that time of my life was this: On Monday morning, by 10 am . . .
I had nothing.
On Monday around 10 am, I felt like I had just worked the hardest week ever and it was late on Friday. I was exhausted. But it wasn’t Friday. It was 10 am, on Monday. And I still had the rest of the week ahead of me.
One of the hard realities of life is that sometimes we have nothing.
During that difficult time in my life, I wish I had known the secret St. Thérèse of Lisieux is sharing with us today.
When I have nothing,
I can give my nothing to Jesus.
Notes
Thérèse of Lisieux, The Little Way: Reflections on the Joy of Smallness in God’s Infinite Love, Whitaker House, April 4, 2023
Kurt Cameron Bennett best known for his book Love Like Jesus. After attending church and studying the Bible for most of his adult life, he was challenged by a pastor to study Jesus. That led to an obsessive seven-year deep dive. After pouring over Jesus’ every interaction with another human being, he realized he was doing a much better job of studying Jesus’ words than he was following Jesus’ words and example. The honest and fearless revelations of Bennett’s own moral failures affirm he wrote Love Like Jesus for himself as much as for others. He currently lives in Hillsboro, Oregon, just a few miles from his son Gabe, daughter (-in-law) Charise, and grandson Andrew. He has another son Nate and daughter (-in-law) Anastasia who live in Sammamish, Washington. His blog, God Running is a place for anyone who wants to (or even anyone who wants to want to) love Jesus more deeply, follow Jesus more closely, and love people the way Jesus wants us to.
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