Today’s Reflection
Salvation is not just an event, but a journey. The process of growing in grace and holiness never ends. The church needs to teach and nurture individuals toward an initial profession of faith and an ongoing commitment to Christian formation.
—Gayle Carlton Felton, Mark Stamm, By Water and the Spirit, Revised Study Guide: A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism
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Today’s Question
How are you growing your faith in this season of life? How are you helping others to grow? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
—Matthew 28:19–20 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
O God of grace, as I am washed in the waters of baptism and in the blood of Communion, make me clean and pure before you. Amen.
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Something More
Lectionary Readings
- Exodus 14:19-31
- Psalm 114 or Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21
- Romans 14:1-12
- Matthew 18:21-35
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