Scripture: Colossians 3:12
As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
Thought for the Day: Rev. Robert Fugarino, a Timothy of Cypress Creek Christian Church, made an interesting comment in response to a quote from Richard Rohr who wrote, “The Lord comes to us disguised as ourselves.” Robert’s comment was that in the movie, The Prince of Egypt (the animated movie depicting the Exodus Story) the actor Val Kilmer played the voices of both Moses and God. I chuckled at first as I had not realized that to be true, but it is…and to think about how the voices of the faithful have often been the means by which the voice of God has been communicated. When we are invited to clothe ourselves with Christ, we often think about the personal implications of Christ coming over us, but do we think about how we who have been clothed by Christ are experienced by others. Not in some arrogant way, but our choice to take the name of Christ (Christian) and to allow the Spirit to clothe us in the likeness of Christ, is to suggest that our lives and voices and actions just might be the only glimpse others have of the divine. That’s not to suggest that we are God, but God is pretty creative when it comes to finding ways of demonstrating the divine nature to the world.
Prayer: Clothe me in all that is you, God, and maybe I can assist in bringing others into a fuller experience of you and your marvelous gifts. Amen.
TODAY AT NOON
Our Last Session
Come early,
bring a lunch,
and share in fellowship
