Oct. 1-Sunday-Ps. 78 is a rendition of the stubbornness of human nature when it asks, what have you done for me lately. Look at vv. 38-9, however. There God seems to realize that mortals will live in constant forgetfulness.when have you forgotten the work of God? When do you remember god as our rock(v. 35)?
Monday-"You have traveled too fast over false ground; now your soul has come to take you back." - John O'Donohue
Tuesday-Calvin-“The whole world is a theatre for the display of the divine goodness, wisdom, justice, and power, but the Church is the orchestra, as it were—the most conspicuous part of it; and the nearer the approaches are that God makes to us, the more intimate and condescending the communication of his benefits, the more attentively are we called to consider them.”
Wednesday-The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid. Martin Luther
Thursday-we begin to realize that Jesus’ gaze, burning with love, expands to embrace all his people. We realize once more that he wants to make use of us to draw closer to his beloved people. He takes us from the midst of his people and he sends us to his people; without this sense of belonging we cannot understand our deepest identity.Source: The Joy of the Gospel
Friday-Christine Valters Paintner-How might living from the conscious reflection that one day you too will die affect the way you move through your day? Do you think it could change the way you perceive things and how you react to all the challenges a day brings?
Saturday-Craig Koester: "Forgiveness is the declaration that the past will not define the future. . . . Forgiveness is not acceptance of the past. . . . With that gift of forgiveness Christ Jesus opens up a future that is defined by love."
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