Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one.”
NL Daily Devotion for Friday, April 1, 2022
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
Jesus is praying for you here. Yes, you. In his final (long) prayer to God before the crucifixion, he asks God to be with his disciples at the time, but also with those who will follow after. And that’s you!
Yes, Jesus continues to pray for each of us always, but there’s something so cool about finding ourselves right there in scripture. It’s a reminder that the Bible isn’t some collection of old stories. It’s living and vibrant, and it’s our story right now, today.
And you know what else is cool? Jesus is praying for anyone who might yet come to believe through us, now and way into the future. We’re all part of a human chain throughout generations over thousands of years. Ooh. Goosebumps. May you be aware, today, that Jesus is praying for you!
Who brought me to the faith? Who brought them? Can I trace a kind of faith tree?
