Scripture: Luke 9:18
Once when Jesus was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
Thought for the Day: The Confessing Church was a group of Christians who stood against the Nazi’s during WWII. In his 1936 lecture, “The Presentation of New Testament Texts,” Dietrich Bonhoeffer (a leader in the Confessing Church movement) proposed an alternative strategy of reading Scripture. Instead of only questioning the Bible, as the German Christians were doing, Bonhoeffer challenged members of the Confessing Church to let the Bible question them. When people come to discover who this Jesus really is, they discover that he is not only a historical figure to study, but also a living presence that continues to engage and challenge us.
Prayer: As I discover who you are, O Loving Lord, I more fully discover who I am. For that, I am thankful! Amen.
I hope to see you in church tomorrow…
