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Walking by the Sea
If I were Jesus’ therapist, there is one moment in particular that I’d love to process Read More
Earlie Pasion-Bautista (Isabela, Philippines) | Read Psalm 1:1-6
Bloom where you are planted. God calls us to different places according to the gifts and graces we have. God sends us where God needs us.
I graduated from college with a degree in journalism during the time when extra-judicial killing of journalists was prevalent in the Philippines. Instead of...
Dear God, thank you for calling us and planting us where we can reach you as a source of strength and where you can lead us to bear fruit. Amen.
Adages are short sayings intended to express some sort of truth, often shared as advice or encouragement. Overused adages carry some element of truth, but they warrant deeper reflection than they’re often given to discover what is actually true about them. This week we will consider adages that relate to our scripture readings, exploring what our scriptural heritage has to say about trust, growth, and healing. Jeremiah contrasts those who put their trust in themselves with those who trust in God. The psalmist encourages us to consider what feeds us as we grow. Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church calls into question the ways in which we live differently in light of the truth of the Resurrection. In Luke’s version of the Beatitudes, worldly success is not necessarily an indication of God’s blessing.
• Read Jeremiah 17:5-10. Examine your heart. In what ways do you place your trust in “mere mortals” instead of in the Lord?
• Read Psalm 1. How do you seek to meditate on God’s law day and night?
• Read 1 Corinthians 15:12-20. How has your understanding of the resurrection of the dead changed your living?
• Read Luke 6:17-26. How do you understand the paradoxes of Jesus’ blessings and woes?
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