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Monday, March 02, 2009
Monday, March 2
Psalm 41 / Hebrews 2: 11-18 / John 2: 1-12
Psalm 41 is an assurance of God's help and a plea for healing. Isn't this just what this world needs at this particular moment in history? "Happy are those who consider the poor, the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble. ... The Lord does not give us up to our enemies."
Recognize that our enemies are those who do not believe in God, those who have no consideration of God's gifts to us. Loving God concerns loving God's work, his world, his creatures. The world is in crisis. The planet is in peril. We must change the way we deal with God's gifts. Think of the state of this country, the state of the world and think of how you can help. Consider the poor in spirit, those who have no faith. How can anyone look at the wonders of nature and not believe in the awesome beauty of God's gifts? We are stewards of those gifts.
John 2:1-12 tells the familiar story of the wedding at Cana, the first of the many of Jesus' miracles, when Jesus turns water into wine. In times when we are seemingly out of resources, we can call upon God to create miracles. We have wind, solar, hydro, and other of God's gifts to use in a more responsible way. Believe in miracles: we can turn this crisis around and heal our planet.
Hebrews 2:11-18: Put your trust in God. Jesus became a man to be a faithful and merciful servant of God. Each of us has the potential to live the life God wants for us. We are at a precipice in history: we must be faithful to our stewardship: we must believe in miracles. I believe.
— Sara Jones
Psalm 41 is an assurance of God's help and a plea for healing. Isn't this just what this world needs at this particular moment in history? "Happy are those who consider the poor, the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble. ... The Lord does not give us up to our enemies."
Recognize that our enemies are those who do not believe in God, those who have no consideration of God's gifts to us. Loving God concerns loving God's work, his world, his creatures. The world is in crisis. The planet is in peril. We must change the way we deal with God's gifts. Think of the state of this country, the state of the world and think of how you can help. Consider the poor in spirit, those who have no faith. How can anyone look at the wonders of nature and not believe in the awesome beauty of God's gifts? We are stewards of those gifts.
John 2:1-12 tells the familiar story of the wedding at Cana, the first of the many of Jesus' miracles, when Jesus turns water into wine. In times when we are seemingly out of resources, we can call upon God to create miracles. We have wind, solar, hydro, and other of God's gifts to use in a more responsible way. Believe in miracles: we can turn this crisis around and heal our planet.
Hebrews 2:11-18: Put your trust in God. Jesus became a man to be a faithful and merciful servant of God. Each of us has the potential to live the life God wants for us. We are at a precipice in history: we must be faithful to our stewardship: we must believe in miracles. I believe.
— Sara Jones
