May 12th – Reflection

1 Peter 2:9-12 (NRSV)Living as God's people
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Once you were not a people,
but now you are God's people;
once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge.

Reflection

Isn’t it awesome how God comes to us through Jesus. God chooses us and anoints us with holy water and oil. God fills us with the Spirit and gives us all that we need to live this life to honor him and to love others.
We become a people of God sent out in the love that Jesus as shown us as his disciples to tell the world of the wonderful message of God’s salvation through Jesus. We are given a new life in unity with God and one another in the mercy freely given in order to speak the message of change to all the world. Thanks be to God!

Prayer
Lord, you have graciously come to all of us through Jesus and Spirit. Fill our lives and join us as one with those you give to us day by day. I’m glad to be in your family…today…tomorrow…and forever. --- Amen