Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be running back and forth, and evil shall increase.”
NL Daily Devotion for Wednesday, September 4, 2024
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
I love this image: “Many shall be running back and forth.” It’s so evocative of the insanity of most of our lives in this era. We are relentlessly bombarded with the idea that we’re not doing enough. Not enough work, not enough self-care, not enough care for others and the world, not enough to get our kids into prestigious colleges, not enough, not enough, not enough. And so we run back and forth and, as Daniel says, evil increases. We grasp and grope for more material possessions in the belief it will make our life easier, and that’s a lie. Our possessions own us, and drive us even further into this running back and forth.
But you, Daniel (and us), can keep things on the low-down. We can choose to step outside of this frenetic activity (really, we can—it’s not easy at first, but the rewards are unbelievable) and trust that God has our back now and at the end of time.
How am I doing with balance in my life?
