Today’s Reflection
We don’t understand completely what God is doing when we gather around the Communion table to eat Christ’s body and drink Christ’s blood and remember what God does in the world, but we can accept these acts as an invitation, a window into God’s world. Even though we can’t see the whole picture through that window, our coming together around the table gives us a glimpse of what we’re supposed to value and how we’re supposed to care for God and one another.
—Hannah E. Shanks, This is My Body (Fresh Air Books, 2018)
Today’s Question
What does it mean to you that we don’t have to fully understand God’s work to participate in it?
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Today’s Scripture
Now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
—1 Corinthians 13:12 (NIV)
Prayer for the Week
Loving Creator, you have made us — fearfully and wonderfully — in your image. Help us embrace our bodies, just as they are, without hesitation or shame. May we see your glory reflected in ourselves and in others. May we know that we are enough. Amen.
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Something More
In the Santuary of Women, by Jan Richardson, highlights six women from scripture and history and invites us to discover what their lives tell us about God. Come spend some time in the sanctuary of women. Learn more.
Lectionary Readings
- Acts 9:36-43
- Psalm 23
- Revelation 7:9-17
- John 10:22-30
Read the lectionary texts courtesy of Vanderbilt Divinity Library here.
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