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Theo Tigno•
3/27/2011 8:42 pm
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Monday in the Third Week of Lent |
Luke 4: 24-30
Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth: "Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land. It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon. Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian." When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But he passed through the midst of them and went away.
Dawg's Thought:
Today's prayer intention - for Bishop Olmsted.
What is your identity wrapped up in? So many people think of themselves according to their occupation. Others think of themselves according to who is their "kin".
What if you identified yourself as one of the "chosen people" of God?
Our God is the God of all, and we are all precious in His eyes. We are all co-workers in His vineyard.
If this is the case, wouldn't we want the best for our neighbor? Wouldn't God's providence for someone else be a blessing for us because we can see God's hand ... God's mercy ... God's grace.
Lord, help me rejoice in Your work versus merely rejoicing when Your grace benefits me. Take care and God bless.
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