Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, may your Kingdom come and your
will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
It is all about your Kingdom and your rein, Lord Jesus. Help us to never forget that. Amen.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
Journal: What is our true home? Do you see heaven as our home, or God as our
home? What is the difference? How do these verses challenge you? How do they comfort you? How do they inspire you? How do they change your thinking?
Reflection:
The Christian doctrine of suffering explains, I
believe, a very curious fact about the world we live in. The settled happiness and security which we
all desire, God withholds from us by the very nature of the world: but joy, pleasure, and merriment He has
scattered broadcast. We are never safe,
but we have plenty of fun, and some ecstasy.
It is not hard to see why. The
security we crave would teach us to rest our hearts in this world and pose an
obstacle to our return to God: a few
moments of happy love, a landscape, a symphony, a merry meeting with our
friends, a swim or a football match, have no such tendency. Our Father refreshes us on the journey with
some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for home.
(The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis)
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Lord Jesus, you who will one day redeem all
things, in light of that redemption help us to be steadfast, immovable, always
abounding in your work, knowing that in you our labor is never in vain. Amen.
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