Today’s Reflection
You are a “word” of God! Every human being is a word that God speaks into existence. . . . [Paul] says that we are a word of God “spoken forth” even before the foundation of the world.
—M. Robert Mulholland Jr., Shaped by the Word: The Power of Scripture in Spiritual Formation, Anniversary Edition
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Today’s Question
How does it feel to know your were a word God spoke forth, even before the world began?
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Today’s Scripture
He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.
—Ephesians 1:4 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
God, I rest in your word. I chew on it slowly. Thoughtfully. Contemplatively. So I can plumb the depths of all that you have to say. I trust that as I digest your word you are at work. Amen.
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Lectionary Readings
- Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7)
- Psalm 100
- Romans 5:1-8
- Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)
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