Daily Office Readings for Proper 26: Year 1
Morning, Psalms 56 and 57; Evening, Psalms 64 and 65;
Nehemiah 6:1 to 19; Revelation10:1 to 11; Matthew 13:36 to 43
“I will confess you among the peoples, O Lord; I will sing praise to you among the nations.” (Psalm 57)
I talk God up whenever I am with others in order that they understand that my progression in life is not my strategy conceived and built by me, but rather by God. I want people to put their trust in God again. We are not on our own to love whom we choose. We are owned by Love to love all. Hate has no place in us.
For me, “confessing God” means giving God proper credit for the good that happens to us as we journey through life. I know that the good that has happened to me was not of my own doing. There have been opportunities and breaks in my life that were beyond anything I could ask or imagine. There have been military or government rules or regulations that were broken or changed that favored my further progression as a servant of God. And for all this I am so truly thankful.
Today our Church remembers William Temple: Archbishop of Canterbury (6 November 1944) The Temple quote that I really like is, “The Church exists primarily for the sake of those who are still outside it. It is a mistake to suppose that God is only, or even chiefly, concerned with religion.”
Please keep up your thoughts and prayers and hopes for Ukraine, Russia, Israel and our schools.
As we listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us, let us live to love and serve, and to teach others to love and serve, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
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