Readings for the Day:
Jeremiah 1:4-10: God calls Jeremiah to be a prophet and consecrates him in the womb. Jeremiah’s task is to preach God’s word amid the difficult political realities of his time, before the Babylonian exile. He is to make God know not only to Judah, but also to the nations.
I Corinthians 13:1-13: Christians in Corinth prided themselves on their spiritual gifts. Paul reminds them that God gives us many gifts through the Holy Spirit, but he purpose behind all of them is love, the kind of love that God showed us in Jesus Christ.
Luke 4:21-30: People in Jesus’ hometown are initially pleased when he says that God will free the oppressed. Their pleasure turns to rage when he reminds them that God’s prophet mission typically pushes beyond human boundaries so that mercy and healing are extended to those regarded as outsiders.
‘From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2024 Augsburg Fortress’
Questions To Ponder:
1— How do you feel called by God? (Jeremiah 1:4-10)
2—How do you live out the greater gift of love in your daily life? (I Corinthians 13:1-13)
3—What are some of the challenging teachings of Jesus? (Luke 4:21-30)
4—How do these texts speak to you today?
Prayer: Almighty and ever-living God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope and love: and that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command. Amen.