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God Is Here
Once, there was a little fish swimming in the ocean. He swam up to an older, Read More
Will McLeane | Read Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
It wasn’t until I embraced the sport of fly fishing that I learned how much I struggle to pay attention. Standing in a clear mountain stream in Western North Carolina, I often guess where the fish swim and what they might eat. Most of the time, the fish are just...
Listening God, thank you for receiving us in our beautiful complexity. In your Spirit, open us fully to the wonder of sharing all of ourselves with you and one another. Amen.
Life with God leads us into the mysterious depths of God’s compassionate love. Like Sarah, we can’t help but stop and laugh at how absurdly wonderful God is. In the psalm and the epistle, we discover a God intimately familiar with the ordinary details of our everyday lives. God’s grace is continually transforming us and sustaining us in all seasons. In the Gospel, we are interrupted by the Lord, who calls us by name and commissions us as partners in the extraordinary work of healing and hope.
Read Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7. When have you waited for a long time for God? Amidst the pain of delay, who and what helped you keep your life open to God’s surprising blessings?
Read Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19. How might God’s attention to your life change how you talk with God?
Read Romans 5:1-8. What gifts have you received during seasons of trial and tribulation? How might you live as one grounded in the peace of Jesus Christ?
Read Matthew 9:35–10:8. How might God’s compassion lead you to partner with God’s mission in your everyday life?
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