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All Part of the Story
On the flight home from a vacation out west, my seatmate asked me what I do Read More
Rolf Nolasco, Jr. | Read Hosea 1:2-10
When we come face-to-face with our acts of betrayal and unfaithfulness, we would rather deny, justify, and assign blame to someone else. At times, we may also prefer to take responsibility so as to let larger structures and systems off the hook. In other words, we would rather stitch leaves...
God, have mercy on us. Enliven in us the desire always to choose you, and you alone. Amen.
This week our meditations take us on a journey where our spiritual infidelity and impoverishment is met with God’s steadfast faithfulness and diffusive love. It starts with God’s pronouncement of restorative judgment toward Israel’s unfaithfulness in Hosea. We then turn to Psalm 85 which describes in vivid and soul-nourishing ways what this promised restoration looks like. The theme of God’s extravagant and generous character carries us to Luke’s Gospel and Colossians, where we see it exemplified fully and incarnationally in the person of Jesus Christ.
• Read Hosea 1:2-10. What does it mean to be faithful to God in this current moment of our personal and collective lives?
• Read Psalm 85. How have you experienced God’s faithfulness and restoration?
• Read Luke 11:1-13. How has praying regularly changed you? If you do not pray regularly, start a practice now. Look for the ways it changes you.
• Read Colossians 2:6-19. How might a life lived in the fullness of Christ influence a world mired in spiritual bankruptcy?
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