Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins and both the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.
(Mark 2:22)
You, my Jesus, are the new wine. In order to receive you, I must be made new.
As we get older, it is harder to accept what is new. Unless you refresh us, we will explode from your love. We were reborn in Baptism and are nourished by your Body and Blood. Please help us to welcome you as our bridegroom and to become young in you. Then we can stretch.
How can I stay flexible this week, Lord? When there is a phone call, a knock at my door, or even an unexpected protest from my body, let me accommodate it. Schedules are guidelines. You work in the moment. Open me to your moment, Lord.