July 14th - Reflection

Hebrews 2:1-9 (NRSV)
Warning to pay attention
Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it. For if the message declared through angels was valid, and every transgression or disobedience received a just penalty, how can we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? It was declared at first through the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him, while God added his testimony by signs and wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, distributed according to his will.

Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels. But someone has testified somewhere,
"What are human beings that you are mindful of them,
or mortals, that you care for them?
You have made them for a little while lower than the angels;
you have crowned them with glory and honor,
subjecting all things under their feet."

Now in subjecting all things to them, God left nothing outside their control. As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to them, but we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

Reflection
Listening is so important. Stop and listen. Look and see. Witness the miracles of God right before our eyes. We see them each and every day but walk right by. We see growth and life and development. We see death and resurrection. We see all these things in life and love and relationship with God and one another. God has blessed us richly. So today I think I need to stop, look and listen, see and gather in what God has set right in front of me.

Prayer
Lord, I open my eyes and ears and mind and heart to all the miracles you perform daily. Thanks! --- Amen