Loving is never just about opening our heart. It is about being willing to have our heart become larger as we make room for people and stories and experiences we never imagined holding. It is about being willing to have our heart become deeper as we move beyond the surface layers of our assumptions, prejudices, and habits in order to truly see and receive what—and who—is before us. It is about being willing to have our heart continually shattered and remade as we take in not only the brokenness of the world but also the beauty of it, the astounding wonder that will not allow us to remain the same.
Jan Richardson, “Blessing That Meets You in Love,” The Painted Prayerbook
https://paintedprayerbook.com/2016/01/25/blessing-that-meets-you-in-love/
Where have you seen love?
| July 18 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Psalm 89:20-37 Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 | August 22 1 Kings 8:1, 6, 10-11, 22-30, 41-43 Psalm 84 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69 |
| July 25 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Psalm 14 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21 | August 29 Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Psalm 45: 1-2, 6-9 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 |
| August 1 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a Psalm 51:112 Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35 | September 5 Proverbs 22: 1-2, 8-9, 22-23 Psalm 125 James 2:1-17 Mark 7:24-37 |
| August 8 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 Psalm 130 Ephesians 4:25-5:2 John 6:35, 41-51 | RECOMMITMENT 2021 September 12 Proverbs 1:20-33 Psalm 19 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 |
| August 15 1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 |
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