Scripture: Isaiah 44:8-11
Do not fear, or be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? You are my witnesses! Is there any god besides me? There is no other rock; I know not one. All who make idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit; their witnesses neither see nor know. And so they will be put to shame. Who would fashion a god or cast an image that can do no good? Look, all its devotees shall be put to shame; the artisans too are merely human. Let them all assemble, let them stand up; they shall be terrified, they shall all be put to shame.
Thought for the Day: Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest and the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation. I find his words to be some of the most challenging, inspiring and insightful. Recently he wrote: “All I know is that there is eventually a major equivalence between you and the God you worship. If you are a merciful, forgiving person, then I know you’ve met the real God. If you are narrow, stingy, and fearful, then you are worshiping something that is not God, probably some form of yourself.” Our lives of faith are to move toward God, a life that more resembles the truth that we were created in the image of God and intended to live as a reflection of that God in the world. Yet too often we seek to create a god in our image, living a life that no way resembles that image of the God made real in Jesus Christ. In those moments, all we end up doing is reflecting to the world something that is not of God.
Prayer (based on Isaiah 44:23): Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done good things; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For you, O Lord, have redeemed all creation. Amen.
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