Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
NL Daily Devotion for Saturday, July 22, 2023
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
We can always grow. Not in the sick, insidious, cancerous way we are indoctrinated by capitalism to see as the only worthwhile course. That paradigm would have us constantly berating ourselves for any lack of progress and/or trying to force spiritual growth through self-will, which in my experience doesn’t work.
So what does growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus mean for us? It means having the humility to be teachable. It means recognizing that we cannot possibly ever reach a point where we know everything about God and seeing that not as a reason to give up, but as an invitation to dig deeper. It means reading, discussing, praying, meditating, and above all having grace for ourselves when we forget to do all of these things, when our growth stalls, when our faith feels stagnant. Jesus waits patiently for us to re-engage, always extending the invitation into relationship with him.
How do I grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus on a daily basis?
