Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, forgive us when we charge off in a direction and invite you to join us, rather than listening to your voice and following the leading of your Spirit. This life is about following you, not about you following us. Lord, have mercy. Amen.
Scripture: Luke 2:41-50
Journal: How and where are you leaving Jesus behind these days? Is he setting the agenda and the direction, or are you? What would it look like to follow his leading?
Reflection: We are people on a mission. Which, for the most part, is a really great thing. The problem comes when we charge ahead with our plans and agendas and leave Jesus behind. And we are usually a good bit down the road before we even discover that he is missing. If it wasn’t so tragic, it would be comical.
Life with God always starts with stopping. We have to stop, look, and listen. We have to allow God to be the one to set the direction, the tone, and the agenda. Otherwise, we are not really following him at all, we are just following ourselves.
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Closing Prayer: Lord Jesus, help us to never leave you behind
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