Opening Prayer: Jesus, help us to hear your call today to a
life abandoned to your kingdom and your purposes. To think that you would call us to anything
less than that is utter fantasy. There
is no half-way with you. It is all or
nothing. Help us to be “all in.” Amen.
Scripture: Mark 8:27-38
Journal: Who do you say Jesus is? Who does your life say he is?
Reflection:
Looking for Jesus is an undertaking fraught with
danger. As I intimated earlier, the
closer you get to finding him, the higher the stakes become. He is no mere passive object to be circled
and appraised like a piece of sculpture.
You look at him and he looks back.
You may begin the search for Jesus with your own agenda, but be
warned: he has one too. As the disciples discovered, you pay a price
for finding Jesus.
He may, in fact, one day turn to you, as
he did those feckless first-century followers and ask, ”But you-who do you say
that I am?” Then you will either have to
abandon his company altogether or spend the rest of your life trying to answer
that question. ~Virginia Stem Owens
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a
blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered. Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart
and my mind; for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have
lived in reliance on your faithfulness. …My feet stand on level ground; in the
great congregation I will praise the Lord. (Psalm 26:1-3, 12)
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