 | Moravian Daily TextsMonday, March 3 — Psalm 32
Exodus 9; Matthew 20:29-21:11
The ransomed of the Lord shall return, they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Isaiah 51:11
In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 1 Peter 1:6 (NIV)
Save us, O God, from the worldly distractions and petty obstacles that capture us daily. Release us from the bondage of grief and sorrow and self-pity, that we might ever enjoy the blessings you bring. Amen.
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 | | | | Sunday March 2, 2014
God's CovenantGod made a covenant with us. The word covenant means "coming together." God wants to come together with us. In many of the stories in the Hebrew Bible, we see that God appears as a God who defends us against our enemies, protects us against dangers, and guides us to freedom. God is God-for-us. When Jesus comes a new dimension of the covenant is revealed. In Jesus, God is born, grows to maturity, lives, suffers, and dies as we do. God is God-with-us. Finally, when Jesus leaves he promises the Holy Spirit. In the Holy Spirit, God reveals the full depth of the covenant. God wants to be as close to us as our breath. God wants to breathe in us, so that all we say, think and do is completely inspired by God. God is God-within-us. Thus God's covenant reveals to us to how much God loves us.  |
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| Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.
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| Moravian Daily TextsLast Sunday after the Epiphany Transfiguration of our Lord Watchword for the Week — God said, "This is my Son, the Beloved; with whom I am well pleased; listen to him!" Matthew 17:5 Sunday, March 2 — Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2
2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9
They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock. Isaiah 48:21
Jesus says, "Those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life." John 4:14
Lord, the waters of your Spirit refresh our souls and sustain us through the desert times of our lives. May your name ever be praised. Amen.
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 | | | | Saturday March 1, 2014
God's powerlessnessJesus is God-with-us, Emmanuel. The great mystery of God becoming human is God's desire to be loved by us. By becoming a vulnerable child, completely dependent on human care, God wants to take away all distance between the human and the divine. Who can be afraid of a little child that needs to be fed, to be cared for, to be taught, to be guided? We usually talk about God as the all-powerful, almighty God on whom we depend completely. But God wanted to become the all-powerless, all-vulnerable God who completely depends on us. How can we be afraid of a God who wants to be "God-with-us" and needs us to become "Us-with-God"? |
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| Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.
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| Moravian Daily TextsMarch 1, 1457: Beginning of the Unity of the Brethren in Bohemia Saturday, March 1 — Psalm 31:21-24
Exodus 8; Matthew 20:17-28
The Lord says, "Those who love me, I will deliver." Psalm 91:14
Jesus prayed, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done." Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength. Luke 22:42-43
Nothing can prevail against you, O God, be it government, corporation, public policy, or economic reality; not fire, storm, or flood. When the evils of this world approach us, deliver us, Lord, from our time of trial. Amen.
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