Scripture: Genesis
29:15-28 and Psalm
105:1-11, 45b or Psalm
128 • 1
Kings 3:5-12 and Psalm
119:129- 136 • Romans
8:26-39 • Matthew
13:31-33, 44-52
I
really like the articles for this week's lesson. As Jesus gives us the
parable of the mustard seed, the yeast, the pearl, and the basket of
fish, we are shown that we can live with a sense of wonder and surprise,
and, as we experience in the beautiful sacrament of baptism, we learn
that we belong to God. See "Wow! Would You Look at This?" by Peter Woods, and "You Belong to God," by Daniel P. Clendenin.
Living
in the kingdom. Even when things happen which we don't understand, or
we can't make everything right, Paul tells us in his letter to the
Romans, chapter 8, that the Spirit intercedes for us in sighs "too deep
for words," and that nothing, not even death, can separate us from the
love of God. So, let's open our eyes in wonder, to make way for the
surprises God has in store for us. And let us respond in gratitude, and
giving.
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