The Daily: Friday December 8, 2023
Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 (NRSV, The Message); Jeremiah 1:4-10 (NRSV, The Message); Acts 11:19-26 (NRSV, The Message)
When the church in Jerusalem got wind of this, they sent Barnabas to Antioch to check on things. As soon as he arrived, he saw that God was behind and in it all. He threw himself in with them, got behind them, urging them to stay with it the rest of their lives. He was a good man that way, enthusiastic and confident in the Holy Spirit’s ways. The community grew large and strong in the Master.
Acts 11:22-24 (The Message)
Acts 11:22-24 (The Message)
The "things" Barnabas was going to check out was that "some of the men from Cyprus and Cyrene who had come to Antioch started talking to Greeks, giving them the Message of the Master Jesus." <<Gasp>>
How many times do I, at best, ignore, or, at worst, reject, a practice or a modality or an idea because it doesn't fit into my preciously held idea of how Spirit moves?
May I have the humility to "check on things," to see what God is behind - whether I decide to "throw myself in" or quietly support from the side or continue on my path and let someone else continue theirs. Divine Spirit is all-encompassing - there is so much room.
How many times do I, at best, ignore, or, at worst, reject, a practice or a modality or an idea because it doesn't fit into my preciously held idea of how Spirit moves?
May I have the humility to "check on things," to see what God is behind - whether I decide to "throw myself in" or quietly support from the side or continue on my path and let someone else continue theirs. Divine Spirit is all-encompassing - there is so much room.
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