Please note that worship will be virtual on 2/20/2022
Welcome to Wondering Wednesday. You are encouraged to use this as personal devotion and reflection. You are encouraged to hop on the church Facebook page or Instagram page and wonder with others.
“‘’But I say to you that listen, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.'” (Luke 6:27)
Now, before reading the complete scripture for this coming Sunday, what’s your first reaction to this teaching of Jesus? Think of at least one person that you find it difficult to love… ok, now keep reading.
Wonder some more… Jesus makes a controversial claim about treating those who believe and act differently: Love your Enemies. Sustain all regardless of your judgment of them as good or bad. Be merciful, for Your Father is merciful. Here, Jesus turns our focus from an obsession with perfection to a posture of compassion.
This week, wonder around these questions: – What might it look like to have that kind of mercy? – What might that it look like to have love for your enemies?
Pray Come close to us, O God. Reconcile us to our brothers and sisters. Come closer to us, O God, so we may be more merciful and holy in your image. Amen.
