Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“It was no messenger or angel
but his presence that saved them;
in his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.”
NL Daily Devotion for Monday, December 16, 2024
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
God is active, working in the world. Sure the Bible is full of angels—messengers—bearing news of one kind or another. Just as our lives are full of people who bear God’s word of love to us. But it’s more than just messages and words. God acts through us. God is present in us. We are not simply angels to one another—we are God to one another. I don’t mean that we are God, or gods in our own right. But I do think that when we show up in love for each other, God is in the midst of it, fully present in us.
In Jesus this was far more true. In Jesus—no messenger or angel—God’s presence showed up and saved us. In God’s love, God redeemed us, lifted us, and now carries us through life and all eternity. Let us continue to make this manifest in all that we do for one another.
How, exactly, have I witnessed God showing up and acting in the world?
