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Libby Baxter | Read Psalm 71:1-6
Though I knew a few psalms in my youth, I really began to love the psalms in middle age. While attending the Upper Room’s Two-Year Academy for Spiritual Formation, I began a practice of reading five psalms a day, resulting in reading the book of Psalms in its entirety each...
Dear God, thank you that we can come to you with all our emotions, sure of your eternal love and presence. Amen.
Throughout scripture, God’s covenant love for humankind is consistently affirmed. In First Corinthians, Paul proclaims that love never ends. The additional readings this week provide assurances of God’s eternal love. In love, God calls and sends Jeremiah to bring God’s word to God’s people. The psalmist assures us of God’s care for us from birth, a constant rock and refuge, our hope and our trust. Luke records the words of Jesus in the Nazareth synagogue that proclaim the wideness of God’s mercy and love for all people. God continues to call us to remember that love never ends.
• Read Jeremiah 1:4-10. How is God calling you to be a part of God’s work in the world?
• Read Psalm 71:1-6. In what ways have you experienced God as a refuge?
• Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. How do you use the gifts God gives you in the service of love?
• Read Luke 4:21-30. How do you keep your heart and mind open to hear and act on new revelations of God’s love for the world?
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