Scripture: Luke 6:26–38
“When Christ abides in our hearts, it means we feel toward others as Christ feels toward them.” –Fruit of the Vine
Query: Remember today that your life belongs to God. What does this mean to you?
Prelude
Elohim snort and pace over the face
of nothing, sobbing oceans, blowing tides
and breakers into hysterical rolls
and roaring miles of spray and foam.
They bellow and huff, red-eyed and urgent,
big bulls aching for flesh, and wild for blood.
Over that brine of lonely tears, Elohim set lights,
two courting gifts to shine on their dream stage.
With the recovering sea reflecting their faces,
they offer their fantasies, one by one.
In a circle, by turns, images in the minds
of overheated Elohim appear in earth tones
and potential, and are declared good.
–Jeffrey Johnson, This Will Be a Sign