Loading more...
Praying Their Way: A Back-to-School Online Retreat with Roger Owens
How do we help children develop a meaningful and lasting prayer life? Join author L. Roger Read More
Cheryl L. Price | Read Matthew 13:36-43
The disciples, like us, did not always understand Jesus. They misunderstood his actions and his words. We find ourselves in similar predicaments. In yesterday’s reading, we read the parable of the weeds among the wheat. The disciples did not get it. They ask Jesus what the parable meant. It is...
God, focus our attention on our work in the present moment and keep us from being distracted by that which is not ours to do. Amen.
This week’s readings guide us to the eighth Sunday after Pentecost. Just as God promised land and descendants to Abraham, God confirms these same promises to Abraham’s grandson, Jacob. The psalmist meditates on and takes comfort in the fact that God knows everything and is everywhere, asking God to reveal sins from which the psalmist needs to turn. The Romans passage continues Paul’s reflection on the life in the Spirit. Because we are children of God, we cry out with confidence that God will hear and answer. Jesus tells a parable in Matthew concerning the final judgment. He says that the wicked will be taken first, then the righteous will be gathered together.
Read Genesis 28:10-19a. Identify a time when you recognized God’s plan for you.
Read Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24. List three moments in the psalm when you connect with God’s presence. What is holding you back from inviting God to search your heart?
Read Romans 8:12-25. Paul emphasizes hope. Explain the significance of hope for believers.
Read Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. Why is it challenging to know the truth about someone?
Respond by posting a prayer.
