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How to Be Still
Following the death of Tyre Nichols and so many other recent acts of violence and destruction Read More
Martha C. Highsmith | Read Revelation 21:1-6
It is a new year, a new chance to start fresh. Many of us have made resolutions about things we want to change in 2023. But in the clear light of this new day, the world seems to go on like it always has, and nothing is really new. Turning...
O God, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We want to be those who see the hidden kingdom among us and who work with you to make all things new. Amen.
This week we celebrate the birth of Jesus! Isaiah reminds us that all that God does, including the sending of a Savior, flows from God’s compassion and steadfast love. The psalmist declares that from the angels in heaven to the works of creation to all the kings and peoples of the earth, all should praise the exalted name of God. The “horn” is a metaphor used elsewhere in the Hebrew scriptures that is traditionally interpreted by Christians as a prophecy of the Messiah. The author of Hebrews emphasizes the humanity of Christ. Christ fully partakes of our human nature so that he would understand our weakness and fully execute his role as our high priest. Matthew interprets through prophecy the perilous early travels of the young Jesus.
Read Isaiah 63:7-9. How has God’s presence saved you?
Read Psalm 148. How can you praise God for the glory of creation around you in your daily life?
Read Hebrews 2:10-18. How does your relationship with God who is not only with us but like us help you understand yourself as related to all other human beings?
Read Matthew 2:13-23. How has your church or faith community made the choice to act in the best interests of the institution rather than to follow God’s way of humility?
Respond by posting a prayer.
