Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 5:2
For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
Thought for the Day: I read on Facebook not long ago a marvelous quote from the great Fred Craddock. He said, “Many people are obsessed with the second coming because, deep down, they were really disappointed in the first one.” I might have initially chuckled at the quote had I not previously experienced someone say to me a few years back, “I can’t wait until Jesus returns so I can know what he’s really like.” I think we have a pretty good idea of who Jesus was and what he expected of his disciples, yet many folks aren’t that impressed and are hoping for Plan B. Don’t be afraid to allow the first coming to challenge everything you had previously thought about life, and then risk living into those challenges as the embodiment of what a second coming might look like. As one theologian wrote, “Maybe the church, the body of Christ, is the second coming of Christ.
Prayer: Lord, allow me to live in this moment, not as the person I was a moment ago, but as a person more fully formed by your love revealed in Jesus Christ. Amen.
