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The Journey of Freedom
As the RESILIENCE conference approaches, I find myself thinking about resilience and compassion, solidarity and freedom. Read More
Nicola Vidamour | Read Revelation 7:9-12
This is a heartwarming passage for a city girl! Heaven is multicultural and densely populated.
The palm branches—a symbol of victory and thanksgiving—remind us of the crowds who sang praises as Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem at the beginning of Holy Week.
This passage also reminds me of...
Sing your prayer today using a Taizé chant, a hymn, or a song that enables you both to feel part of a worshiping community and to express your own relationship with God. You might also try praying in a different posture—standing, sitting, kneeling, prostrating, or dancing!
The imagery of sheep plays a prominent role in three of this week’s readings. Psalm 23 uses the relationship between the shepherd and the sheep as its guiding metaphor. The Lord is our shepherd and leads us to safe and fertile places. Even when we pass through a dark valley, the Lord is there protecting us with a shepherd’s weapon, a staff. In the Gospel reading, Jesus describes himself as a shepherd who calls his sheep. Because they are his, they hear his voice. In Revelation, Jesus becomes the sheep—or more specifically, the Lamb that was slain on our behalf. Those who endure will praise the Lamb forever. Acts is different in that it focuses on a resurrection story, a manifestation of God’s power working through Peter.
Read Acts 9:36-43. How can you be a witness and a vessel for God’s activity?
Read Psalm 23. Reflect on the questions the author poses in Tuesday’s meditation. Allow God’s guidance and correction to be comforting.
Read Revelation 7:9-17. How does knowing Christ as both Lamb and Shepherd help you work to bring about things not yet seen?
Read John 10:22-30. How does your faith allow you to hold your convictions without needing to grasp tightly to certainties?
Respond by posting a prayer.
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