Today’s Reflection
I hope that you and I, in time, can see that when we “fail different,” we grow personally as well as in our ministry. [Failures] may leave scars, but also be reminders of times when we hoped and risked (and failed) for Christ’s sake.
—Christian Coon, Failing Boldly: How Falling Down in Ministry Can Be the Start of Rising Up (Discipleship Resources, 2017)
Today’s Question
What have your failures taught you about yourself, your faith, or your calling? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
We have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
—2 Corinthians 4:7 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
Loving God, in our failure and our pain, remind us that we are still your beloved. Give us the courage to face what hurts, the grace to grow from it, and the faith to trust that no failure is final in your hands. Help us risk, hope, and live boldly—knowing you walk with us every step of the way. Amen.
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Something More
Lectionary Readings
- 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
- Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20
- Galatians 5:1, 13-25
- Luke 9:51-62
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