Daily Office Readings for Tuesday of Proper 2, Year 2
Morning, Psalm 5 and 6; Evening, Psalm 10 and 11;
Proverbs 4:1 to27; 1st John 4:7 to 21; Matthew 11:7 to 15:
“No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.” (1st John 4:12)
This 1St John lesson is all about the love of God. Our Lord Jesus modeled for us a life of unconditional love, an “Agape” love. Most of us, including me, are not there yet, although some of us might be there. Bless them. The writer says that “if we love one another, God lives in us.” Wow!
To be the representation of God is perhaps more than anyone can imagine. The very presence of God Almighty being in us is powerful. And according to 1st John, loving others is the invitation to God to “come on in.” I know it is difficult to love some people, people who are different than ourselves, or have different religions, or no religion at all. We are not asked to make them us, we are only asked to love them, love them anyway. Join me in at least trying, okay?
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
Let us pray:
Most Blessed Holy Spirit, Creator and lover of all souls, please continue with us and teach us as we live out our human lives in order that we might learn to love all humanity and be vessels of your presence in our time whereby your will, will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Amen.
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