Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms,
and carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead the mother sheep.”
NL Daily Devotion for Monday, December 13, 2021
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
Such beautiful, tender, mothering images of God. God nurtures us—feeding, gathering, carrying, and leading. It makes me feel like a child, snuggling into my mother’s arms. This was a message of hope to a people in exile, and it is a message of hope to us in the midst of whatever hardship we are facing. It doesn’t matter what it is, how big or how small, no one is without difficulties. And God holds us through them, our loving mother, seeing to our needs.
What is God carrying me through right now?
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