Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“O Lord, you have searched me and known me.”
NL Daily Devotion for Wednesday, January 26, 2022
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
Growing up I felt different. Other. I didn’t understand my peers. I was socially awkward. I had a couple close friends (for whom I am eternally grateful) but even they didn’t really “get” me. It took a long time for me to come into my own and embrace the things that make me unique. Part of that process involved coming to believe that God knew and loved me completely for exactly who I was. I had been told that in my church upbringing, and intellectually I thought I believed it. But when I got to a place where I actually internalized it, it was a total revelation. What a difference in makes to my outlook on life when I know that God has “searched me and known me” and adores me no matter what.
Have I overcome feelings of being different? How has God helped me to love myself?