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Topic: You Show Faithfulness (July 20)
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From: "dxfaro@cox.net" <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: Jul 19 06:51PM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/2df00cc1b2a3f109
Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
By Beth DeCristofaro
Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt and pardons sin for
the remnant of his inheritance; … You will show faithfulness to Jacob,
and grace to Abraham, As you have sworn to our fathers from days of
old. (Micah 7:18,20)
"Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my
heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother." (Matthew
12:50)
Piety
O God, for your love for us, warm and brooding, which has brought us
to birth and has opened our eyes,
We give you thanks.
For your love for us, wild and freeing, which has awakened us to the
energy of creation: to the sap that flows, the blood that pulses, and
the heart that sings:
We give you thanks.
For your love for us, compassionate and patient, which has carried us
through our pain, wept beside us in our sin, and waited with us in our
confusion:
We give you thanks.
For your love for us, strong and challenging, which has called us to
risk for you, asked for the best in us, and shown us how to serve;
We give you thanks.
O God, we come to celebrate that your Holy Spirit is present deep
within us, and at the heart of all life. Forgive us when we forget
your gift of love. Awaken us to the love that Christ offers, and draw
us into your presence.
—from Iona Abbey Worship Book, 141ff.
Study
Time and again we are reminded that God's love and fidelity are much
wider, deeper, all encompassing than we imagine. When I was a toddler,
my mom and dad set the boundaries for me: "No, don't stick your finger
in that light socket!" As a growing child, my boundaries were what
mom, dad and grandparents wanted me to do because they said so. Later,
I learned that there were right and wrong, yes and no, that teachers
expected of me and I began to expect of myself. My world awareness of
my wants and needs interacting with others' wants and needs expanded
and expanded. As an adult I try to be aware of how my actions impact
others. I do not exist alone. Can I curb this "want" because it might
negatively affect someone else? Or, is this need something that is
worth fighting for myself and others? My "family" has expanded.
God's family is even more limitless. Who is there like you, the God
who removes guilt and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance;
Micah, who lived at the same time as Isaiah, marvels at the reality
that God is so faithful to the people with whom God has made a
covenant. Jesus wants such a covenant with us. He doesn't limit his
fidelity knowing that family obligations were particular and special
in his day. Jesus wants us to be in relationship with him, as precious
to him as is beloved mother, brothers and sisters.
Action
As much as family is precious, sometimes families are a pain. Who do
you see as a pain right now who should be family? Are you a brother,
sister to Jesus?
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