ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHING
February 25, 2022
In Proverbs 15:17, it says: “Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.” Vegetarians respond to this scripture by saying, “Well, duh!” I am a vegetarian wannabe, but I am pretty sure this was not an early commercial for the Jerusalem Chapter of Vegans United. As I reflect on this piece of proverbial wisdom, there are two simple questions that come to mind: First, what would you be willing to sacrifice for the sake of love? And second, if you did sacrifice it for the sake of love, would it actually be a sacrifice since the love you experience is in fact much more valuable than what you supposedly sacrificed?
O God of Mercy, provide me the strength to relinquish my tight fear-induced grip on the unnecessary so I can take hold of your love that will ultimately take hold of me. Amen.
