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Citizenship in the Kingdom of God
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Stephanie B. Dunn | Read Isaiah 62:1-5
These verses from Isaiah were written in the context of a postexilic Judean community that had returned to Jerusalem. Those who returned home arrived at a place marked by desolation and abandonment. The disaster that they came home to was one more blow to a people who had experienced unrelenting...
O God, I lift up my voice and will not keep silent. May I look to your light of love, choose hope, and chase after your justice. Amen.
The Epiphany theme of God-with-us in the chaos of the world is present throughout the texts this week. In Isaiah, the postexilic Judean community returns to its home and cries out to a faithful God for full restoration of Jerusalem. Psalm 36 looks to God’s steadfast love that surrounds all that is, even in the face of oppression. The apostle Paul writes to a community whose chaos is internal, reminding them of God’s abundant love expressed in a beautiful diversity. This diversity ought to inspire celebration rather than division. In John’s Gospel, we see a miracle that points to the inbreaking of God’s joyful kingdom on earth.
• Read Isaiah 62:1-5. Where are you experiencing the call not to remain silent in the face of injustice?
• Read Psalm 36:5-10. How are you experiencing God’s steadfast love in your life?
• Read 1 Corinthians 12:1-11. What spiritual gifts have you identified in yourself? How might you celebrate the gifts of others around you?
• Read John 2:1-11. How can you bear witness to God’s excessive love?
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