Opening Prayer:
Blessed are you, God of all creation. Let us who are made in your image and are sustained by your hand reflect you in all that we do, that in all things you may be glorified, forever and ever. Amen. (Work of God)
Psalm for the Week: Psalm 139
Scripture for the Day: Ephesians 2:4-10
Reading for Reflection:
In
reality, however, the image of Christ is the fulfillment of the deepest hungers
of the human heart for wholeness. The
greatest thirst of our being is for fulfillment in Christ’s image. The most profound yearning of the human
spirit, which we try to fill with all sorts of inadequate substitutes, is the
yearning for our completeness in the image of Christ. (Invitation to a
Journey by M Robert Mulholland Jr.)
John Calvin, the sixteenth-century
Protestant Reformer, claimed that the image of God remains on our souls; yet
because we have so corrupted the image by sin, it is hard to recognize it in
us. In silent moments, though, there is
still enough of the image left for us to realize that we thirst for something. (Sacred
Thirst by Craig Barnes)
Reflection and Listening: silent and written
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Song for the Week: I Have a Maker
I have a Maker,
He formed my heart
Before even time began
My life was in His hands
My life was in His hands
He knows my name,
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
And hears me when I call
I have a Father,
He calls me His own
He’ll never leave me
no matter where I go
Closing Prayer:
Loving Creator, I have no quarrel with the way you have so carefully designed me in your image. Truly I am your work of art. Take me deeper today. Show me my virtues—the wonders of your design for my life. Help me not to be afraid to look into the depths of myself and believe in what I see—for I am the work of your hands. If I can believe in what I see, then I can rejoice in what I see. Precious in your sight, I am your work of art. Continue to create me in your image. Amen. (Behold Your Life by Macrina Wiederkehr)
Loving Creator, I have no quarrel with the way you have so carefully designed me in your image. Truly I am your work of art. Take me deeper today. Show me my virtues—the wonders of your design for my life. Help me not to be afraid to look into the depths of myself and believe in what I see—for I am the work of your hands. If I can believe in what I see, then I can rejoice in what I see. Precious in your sight, I am your work of art. Continue to create me in your image. Amen. (Behold Your Life by Macrina Wiederkehr)
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