from _The Great Divorce_ (CS Lewis)

'But what of the poor Ghosts who never get into the omnibus at all?'
'Everyone who wishes it does. Never fear. There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done."All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. To those who knock it is opened.'
(p. 72)

Part of quote has also been rendered in a variant form, and quoted as:

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way."

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In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly.

Ps 5:3

Driven by duty

This is me, so often: http://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/is-it-love-if-i-don-t-feel-it [thanks pastor john]

Doing for the sake of doing, forgetting (neglecting) the heart. Lord, I need your spirit working inside me to transform and consecrate - as in that age-old song: take my heart and let it be...

Questions

[[ many questions right now, and much learning about what God would have of me ]]

Some thought exercises courtesy of a sister-in-Christ (JML):

1. Who belongs? Who determines these designations?
2. What are the taxes and levies we impose on others -- particularly the marginalized, newcomers and 'outsiders' -- to access their belonging in the spaces we control?
3. How do we, who seek to be transformed by Jesus' Good News and incarnational example, practice hospitality in the vein of 'come as you are' vs. 'come as we asked or demand that you come'?

Resting on Ps 103. Grateful for a good, good Father.