Today’s Reflection
The gifts of God’s vulnerable presence and love make it possible for us to offer our lives to God and others. To show up in the world risking love. To show up as our truest selves.
—L. Roger Owens, Everyday Contemplative: The Way of Prayerful Living (Upper Room Books, 2022)
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Today’s Question
God became vulnerable and arrived to us as a helpless baby who relied on his parents for safety and constant care. How can we show a similar level of vulnerability to God? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”
—Matthew 2:13 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
God, I want to grow closer to you. Move my attention toward you and away from all distractions. I simply want to be in your presence. Amen.
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Lectionary Readings
- Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
- Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b
- Romans 10:5-15
- Matthew 14:22-33
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