Willie James Jennings | Leer Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
Waiting for the Lord’s help is holy work. Yet it is work that could easily make us despair if we don’t remember what it means to wait on God. The psalmist shows us that waiting on God is not waiting for God to show up in our lives and in...
Gracious God, strengthen me through the work of waiting on you, knowing that you hear my call and will answer my prayers in due time. Attune my mind to enter our conversation so that I may hear your voice clearly today. Amen.
The readings from the Hebrew scriptures have a common theme: The people have sinned and turned away from God, and now they cry out for God to forgive them. Even though they have created the separation from God, the authors are confident that God will restore them. These images of longing for God are appropriate as we begin the season of Advent. Paul opens First Corinthians reminding the Christians in Corinth that they have been richly blessed by God with spiritual gifts to sustain and strengthen them as they wait for the coming of Christ. Again this week, the Gospel reading refers to the return of Christ, a day known only to God.
Read Isaiah 64:1-9. When have you treated God as a vending machine and held a grudge against God? What restored your faith or changed your perspective?Read Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19. When have you been frustrated by others’ praises of God’s blessings? When have you cried out to God, “Restore us”?Read 1 Corinthians 1:3-9. What spiritual gifts are you con- scious of having? What might your faith community look like if everyone employed their spiritual gifts?Read Mark 13:24-37. What is your job in the household of God? How do you stay alert?
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