Today’s Lectionary Readings: Psalm 129; Deuteronomy 32:34-43; Matthew 13:53-58; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Psalm 76
When reading today’s passage from Matthew, most folks probably turn their attention to the dynamics contained in the first five verses – the verses that address the crowd’s fickleness toward Jesus. It is very tempting for me to go there as well. But the portion of today’s Gospel reading that struck me most was actually contained in the very last sentence of the reading: “[Jesus] didn’t do any miracles there because of their hostile indifference” (Matthew 13:58 – The Message). That passage reminds me of something very important about the nature of God as revealed through Jesus: that nature doesn’t force itself on it; rather, to some degree it responds to the way we receive it. The question I would raise for your consideration today is this: “What is your posture toward God? Are you open and expectant in your attitude toward God, or does your approach reflect indifference – hostile or otherwise? My prayer for each of us today is that we may open ourselves to the healing and reconciling work of the Christ so that we might experience a taste of the miraculous within the context of our lives – no matter how big or small that miracle might be. Til next time…
When reading today’s passage from Matthew, most folks probably turn their attention to the dynamics contained in the first five verses – the verses that address the crowd’s fickleness toward Jesus. It is very tempting for me to go there as well. But the portion of today’s Gospel reading that struck me most was actually contained in the very last sentence of the reading: “[Jesus] didn’t do any miracles there because of their hostile indifference” (Matthew 13:58 – The Message). That passage reminds me of something very important about the nature of God as revealed through Jesus: that nature doesn’t force itself on it; rather, to some degree it responds to the way we receive it. The question I would raise for your consideration today is this: “What is your posture toward God? Are you open and expectant in your attitude toward God, or does your approach reflect indifference – hostile or otherwise? My prayer for each of us today is that we may open ourselves to the healing and reconciling work of the Christ so that we might experience a taste of the miraculous within the context of our lives – no matter how big or small that miracle might be. Til next time…
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