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Hope Springs Forth
Throughout the year, we have continued to celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Upper Room daily Read More
Nadiyka Gerbish (Ukraine) | Read Luke 17:5-10
The other day, I found aphids on our dracaena. As I was washing its leaves and sprinkling them with some special chemical solution, I thought about how some species, some crops—and some people too, like the disciples—require special treatment. They desperately ask Jesus to give them more faith. Jesus tells...
Dear Jesus, may we follow you on the path you prepared for us, never losing the peace that comes from trusting your holy will. Amen.
Lamentations opens with a description of the plight of the people of Judah, the southern kingdom. The people have been taken into exile as part of God’s judgment for their idolatry. The psalmist struggles to sing the songs of the Lord. In fact, those who overthrew Jerusalem have forced them to sing for their amusement, so the joy is gone. The psalmist prays that one day God will repay the invaders. In Second Timothy, Paul praises God for Timothy’s faith and for the legacy of faith that comes through his family. He charges him to preach boldly and without hesitation the gospel of Christ. In the Gospel reading, Jesus challenges the disciples to show greater faith and to understand that we are all servants in God’s kingdom.
• Read Lamentations 1:1-6 and 3:19-26. Where do you find hope in the midst of pain and suffering?
• Read Psalm 137. How do you remember your spiritual traditions and sacred places? How do you look for God’s work in new and challenging circumstances?
• Read 2 Timothy 1:1-14. What spiritual practices help you to “guard the good treasure entrusted to you”?
• Read Luke 17:5-10. How might a posture of cyclical servanthood to and with all creation transform or increase your faith?
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