Sunday, January 17, 2021
Robin Anderson: Mary Holding Baby Jesus Looking Up Towards the Light
A Prayer to Fulfill God’s Promise in Us
It is truly a paradox that God creates humans to fulfill the great promise of love. Let us consider our response to this call to promise.
It is a sign of God’s love that God chooses to come among us as a child. Let us consider how we make room for others in our lives.
It is a further gift and promise from God that we are granted the free and open will to choose how we will respond to this loving call. Let us carefully consider our reply.
It is an honor to put aside our own ego in response to God’s open invitation to love. Let us prayerfully consider how we become selfless in service to others.
It is our return promise to God that we offer our thoughts, words, and deeds in the service of God’s good. Let us honestly consider how we best make this return promise of love.
Good and holy God, you are paradox, sign, gift, honor and promise. May we joyfully live in you. May we authentically live through you. And may we lovingly live with you . . . in thought, word and deed. Amen.
For more on the paradox, sign, gift, honor and promise of God’s love, explore the first three stanzas of Psalm 119 in last week’s Noontimes.
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