Today’s Reflection
Especially for pastors and church leaders, we get focused on numbers, budgets, growth, and programs because those are the “measurables.” But we forget that Jesus invited us into a life-changing relationship, a companionship meant to bring wholeness.
—Junius B. Dotson, Soul Reset: Breakdown, Breakthrough, and the Journey to Wholeness (Upper Room Books, 2019)
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Today’s Question
When have you felt like “it’s all on you”? How can you and your faith community create a culture where the work is shared, and no one has to feel that way? Share your thoughts. Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
—John 3:17 (NIV)
Prayer for the Week
O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. —from Psalm 63:1 (NRSV)
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Lectionary Readings
- Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
- Psalm 19
- Philippians 3:4b-14
- Matthew 21:33-46
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