Readings for the Day:
Acts 3:12-19: After healing a man unable to walk, Peter preaches to the people, describing how God’s promises to Israel have been fulfilled in Jesus. Through the proclamation of Christ’s death and resurrection, God is offering them forgiveness and restoration in Jesus’ name.
I John 3:1-7: God has loved us in order to make us children of God. Though we do not yet know the full details of our future existence, we trust that God will reveal it just as God revealed Jesus to take away our sins.
Luke 24:36-48: In this account of an appearance after his resurrection, Jesus opens the minds of the disciples to understand him as Messiah. Jesus convinces them that he has been raised and sends them on a mission to proclaim the message of repentance and forgiveness.
‘From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2023 Augsburg Fortress’
Questions To Ponder:
1— How have you experienced God’s forgiveness? (Acts 3:12-19)
2—What does being a child of God mean to you? (I John 3:1-7)
3—How has skepticism been part of your faith journey? (Luke 24:36-48)
4—How do these texts speak to you today?
Prayer: Holy and righteous God, you are the author of life, and you adopt us to be your children. Fill us with your words of life, that we may live as witnesses to the resurrection of your Son. Amen.