Scripture: Ephesians 1:2
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thought for the Day: These words of the Apostle Paul were a basic greeting that could have been found in any correspondence. For that reason, such words are often dismissed as a superficial salutation. I must confess how I have often breezed past these words on my way to what I determined was the real meat of the letter, but that may have been a mistake. As I read this simple sentence again, it makes me wonder what kind of world we would live in if we sought to make those words a reality. What if we imparted grace and peace upon others, not only with words, but in our daily interaction? How much has our insouciant reading of these words (and others) given us permission to relegate them to the realm of ornamental language? I would encourage all of us to try offering this greeting to someone today, and then follow it with an act which embodies what we have just said.
Prayer: Give my words meaning, O Lord, and may their meaning be shown in how I live my life with and toward others. Amen.
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