Our Marvelous Brain

As I have trudged my path of spiritual maturity, I’ve noticed that my priorities have changed. The obvious ones—pandering to my addictions, treating my patients with more consideration than I did my family—were only the beginning. I’ve found that I’m much less interested in things that bring only me pleasure, and more involved with others’ happiness. [If I had designed our psyches, I wouldn’t have even considered producing a brain that took more pleasure in giving joy to others rather than myself; how fortunate for us all that I wasn’t the designer!]. I find I’m considerably more tolerant, and far less judgmental, of those whose
opinions differ from mine. I’ve even discovered that, on occasion, theirs may not only show some merit, but even be more worthy than mine—wonder of wonders! I seem to be more drawn to thoughts and ideas of a spiritual nature than ever before. I even discover that God seems to be doing for me what I clearly have been unable to do by myself. And, most amazingly, I realize that I get more and more grateful for the blessings which He obviously has bestowed upon me, utterly unmerited and sometimes even undesired. This “attitude of gratitude,” a product of genuine grace, has radically reversed much of the
preoccupation with self which had plagued me for decades. Changing frozen attitudes—that’s a true miracle. Our God is an awesome God