Scripture: Mark 1:40-41
A leper came to Jesus begging him, and kneeling he said to him, “If you choose, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I do choose. Be made clean!”
Thought for the Day: I was asked the question, “What does the Kingdom of God look like?” My first reaction was to speak of heaven and the few metaphorical images we have in scripture. I caught myself and directed the woman who asked the question to these words of scripture. In the servant acts of Jesus, we find a window through which we can clearly see the Kingdom of God. This Kingdom is not found in power or gold, but in towel and basin…for it was Jesus who knelt before others and washed their feet. The Kingdom of God will not be known by its physical structure or building components. Instead, it will be known by the actions of its leader and his disciples.
Prayer: Merciful God, may your kingdom be known through those of us who have been blessed by your act of humility in Jesus Christ. Amen.
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