Surrender All, Not Some

Some prayers tick like time bombs. We ask for contentment and humility while squinting, afraid we might just get what we’ve asked for. We are superstitious and fearful, worried that if we surrender all, God will send us to a remote island dressed like John the Baptist. Or worse, we’ll wallow in our mundane circumstances, wearing a badge of contentment while our longings are pushed aside like junk mail.When we pray the hard prayers dutifully, we do so to a malicious God of our own making. This Go