This Sunday At Peace
Scripture: John 15:1-8
This week's scripture is an under-sung solid good one. We get the excellent line, "abide in me as I have abided in you" with the provoking vine and fruit illustration.
It is an especially great one in a time and culture when we define success through the stark lens of capitalism. It's all about the numbers, baby.
How many followers on social media... How much money... How many hours we spend occupied with very important tasks. The more money and people and hours spent, the better!
This passage is like taking off our sunglasses to see the sunset.
What if love, community, and abiding actually are both the end and the means?
Now that's a measure worth entertaining.
We'll pray and sing and hope about it all on Sunday.
Peace to you,
Paula