Daily Office Readings for Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter: Year 2
Morning, Psalm 5 and 6; Evening, Psalm 10 and 11;
Exodus 15:1 to 21; 1st Pet. 1:13 to 25; John 14:18 to 31;
“Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God.” (1st Peter 1: 21)
I think Peter in his first letter here is correct about who our Lord Jesus was then, what he was doing, and is still doing now. It is through our Lord Jesus that we Christians have come to trust in God. Often we only focus on Jesus and not on where he is still pointing us to, that is, to the Creator of all creation. It is in the early hours that I ponder these things. “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you.” (Psalm 5:3)
God is Creator, Sustainer and Sanctifier. God is everywhere, all the time. Peter tells us that through God raising Jesus from the dead, and then placed in our midst, our faith and hope should be set on God, the All Mighty, invincible, God only wise. We all should be looking to God for answers to all our problems. God cares for us and wants us to come to God for spiritual survival.
Regardless of how we build and use a path to God, there is only One Source of love and life. Some individuals, institutions and even some countries don’t get it. Love and life come from the same Source, and it is to this Source that Jesus was directing us so that our faith and hope are set on this Source of love and life. The Spirit of the Source was surely speaking through Saint Peter. Thank you Saint Peter.
Today we remember Dietrich Bonheoffer, Pastor and Theologian (April 9, 1945). His bio can be found at; Dietrich Bonhoeffer (satucket.com). Bonheoffer has written many books on faith and walked his faith until the day he was executed.
Let us pray:
Almighty God, the great Source of life and love, You came to us as one of us to show us Yourself. Let us learn and trust in You as did Peter, your apostle, and Dietrich Bonheoffer, Your dedicated disciple. Help us to follow our Lord Jesus’ instruction to look to You in all matters of life, now and forever; Amen.
Please keep up your thoughts and prayers and hopes for Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Palestine, and our schools including St. Augustine in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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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