Resurrection and the Life,

Help me not to look in the mirror so much. Some days I am captivated by my own beauty or lack thereof. I preen. I fuss. I worry, "how do I look?" I buy into the commercial lie that my worth depends upon such things. I feel discouraged. I'm never going to look good enough.

Help me to put the mirror aside and pick up the cross instead. Let me rest in the sure and certain nature of your love Remind me that my worth is found in you. I am beloved because of you. Form my life around such assurance so that I start to look upon others through the same lens.

Through Christ, Amen.