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 During this week of Lent, our gazes turn upward to the mountains, punctuating scripture and those silent witnesses of God’s unfolding story. We’ll explore how these elevated spaces reveal God’s majesty and presence and foreshadow the ultimate mountain: the hill of Calvary. We will trace how these mountain encounters, filled with revelation and transformation, ultimately point us to the highest peak of hope – the resurrection. For in the rising of Jesus, the ultimate mountain of death is conquered, and the landscape of our lives is forever changed. As we reflect on these sacred heights, let us discover how the mountains of Lent prepare us to receive the glorious, life-giving gift of Easter’s dawn. A collective reflection on God’s grace and our chances for renewal Friday, March 21, 2025 |
Beautiful feet Nahum 1:15, Romans 10:14-17 “I forgive you.” I heard these words from a friend a few years ago. While at first, they were hard to believe, they were welcome and healing. It was a kind of When was the last time you heard something that was good news? It might require you to think past the noise of the bad news that gets a lot of airtime in our world. Think personally, though. What good news have you heard lately? Who brought it to you? Maybe a supervisor shared some good job news. Or a friend told you they had free tickets to a concert, and you were their first idea of a plus one! In Romans 10, we uncover an interesting tidbit about those who bring good news: their feet are beautiful. Feet are rarely beautiful, right? Often stinky and sweaty (sorry for the visual there), but the feet of a person bringing good news ARE beautiful. The apostle Paul uses this word because what happens with this good news is that our lives are changed. It’s the good news that repaired a breach between us and God. Our sin had made a wide breach that only the love of God expressed through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection could repair. I still hear “I forgive you” and “I’m sorry” a lot, especially in our home with my family. I can see the relief on my kids’ faces when they hear that no matter what they’ve done, they are forgiven. I am the person with the beautiful feet bringing good news of forgiveness to them. And they are to me when I confess how I’ve damaged my relationship with them. We have many opportunities to bring good news to people around us, and it’s not just about forgiveness. We have friendship to offer to the lonely. We have care to provide to the hurting. How will you be the person who brings good news to someone today? Prayer for Today: Jesus, thank you for being the best news we could ever receive. Thank you for those who come over the mountains and through the distractions of our lives to be good news for us. May we receive good news when it is brought to us, and celebrate it. Jesus, help us use our feet to bring good news to those around us. Help us not hesitate when we have something good to offer. Help us see opportunities and step into them. Amen. By Shibu Mathew |
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