Hope For Today "Respect"

The resurrection of Jesus proves that the power of God’s love is stronger than all of evil so anything challenging that happens in our lives is something we can bring to God and expect His power to make changes in us – not just in our bodies but in our souls and spirits as well.

So few people really recognized Jesus and gave thanks for who He was.  This week we want to take time to focus our attention on Him. We are asking God to help us to honor Jesus in these days and going forward.

May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90:17 We work hard at many things – not just our employment but our relationships, our service work, even the chores and handiwork we do.  I don’t know about you but when I know someone appreciates what I do, it gives me energy to get going and do a decent job. This is what we ask of God today.

God longs for us to be people who are alive and fresh and good. He calls us to be his people, distinctive by the fact that we have life in us rather than death, truth that we are basing our values and behaviours on rather than convenient changing social mores.

With all the challenges we face individually and collectively as communities and a society, we’re thinking today about what it means to be supportive  of one another. 

One of the most respectful and generous gifts we can give another person is to really listen to them and receive the stories they have to tell us.