Lovely morning today. Still chilly enough for icicles on the bridge (or stalactites I’d not previously noticed). And there was still a bit of white on the high, shaded valley side.
Next Sunday’s Lectionary has Jesus healing people and proclaiming the message, and from 1 Corinthians, Paul’s account of why he proclaims the gospel.
It’s Good News!
And when you ask a million people what the Good News means for them, you will hear a million different stories. There will be common threads – the love and mercy of God, the presence of Jesus, holy justice – maybe – and many others – for I believe God is consistent and faithful. But we are human, and we each have our own needs – liberation from oppression, forgiveness, an eye-opening to the harm one is doing, etc.. But sometimes different Christians have incompatible stories of what God has done for them or for their community, We have to pray.
God give me grace to understand
how others may be different,
but nevertheless your children,
believing different things from what I do,
but loving Jesus just the same.
Help us learn from one another
what you are really saying to our generation.
Heal us, and put good news
on our lips
and into our typing fingertips.