Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
NL Daily Devotion for Saturday, December 4, 2021
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
I got a tattoo for my 50th birthday a few weeks back. It’s a Celtic-inspired, stylized sunflower, frog, and dragonfly. The sunflower represents my daughter, the frog myself, and the dragonfly my son. Aside from just thinking tatts are cool (it was my second), I wanted the art as a reminder that my kids are always with me, a deeply important part of who I am.
God’s covenant with us is that God will tattoo God’s grace, mercy, and love on our hearts, so that we will always remember who we are and whose we are. I’d like to think that divine ink is already there on every heart in creation. It’s up to us to look at it (just as I need a mirror to see the full scope of the art on my arm) and respond in deep gratitude.
What things remind me of God’s presence in my life?
![1 Kings 17:1-16 [17-24], God’s Care for the Widow](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b39b61ab48de92d991a40a/bf37035e-33d5-439f-a0d6-a68b02d0f1bc/24-11-03.jpg)
