Today’s Lectionary Readings: Psalm 131; Malachi 3:1-18; Matthew 18:1-9; 2 John 1-3; Psalm 133
Over the years, it has amazed me how complicated we’ve allowed our faith to become. We’ve bought into the notion that living out our faith means first creating and then supporting institutions and systems. This approach often gets picked up by folks in our pews and encourages them to lead lives that are equally complex and overwhelming. But does our faith really have to be so involved? Today’s Gospel reading suggests not. Matthew 18:4 reads: “Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like this child, will rank high in God’s kingdom.” What a wonderful thought. Today, when you find yourself starting to get sucked into the complexity and drama of our modern world, remember Jesus’ words and see if you can start molding a life of faith that is simple and elemental. See what begins to happen. Til next time…
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