In our gospel reading this week, Jesus talks about how our outer words and actions come from what's in our heart. So the question I'm facing is how do we go about having a heart that produces faithfulness and love for our fellow humans?
Lately, I have found great frustration in the division happening in our world today. It's so easy to see what's on social media and hear what people are saying and automatically produce hate for the other side. This is when we have to take a step back and reflect on what's in our hearts. What's going on in my heart that I have such a reaction?
So we figure out what might be going on with our hearts. How do we improve ourselves so that we might reflect the love of Christ? This can be done in many ways. Find your favorite way to commune with God to remember what great love he has shown us. This can be done through singing, reading, praying or anything else that works for you. I personally like to meditate and focus on mindful breathing so that I can hear God in the stillness (like we talked about in last week's lesson.... IT'S ALL CONNECTED *insert mind blown moment here*).
So as we go into this next week, really be mindful about how you are reacting to the world around you. How can we as a church tune our hearts so that we can continue to spread the love of Christ?
Special thanks to those who helped make our online worship possible this morning, a powerful witness that even though space may separate us, it is the love of God in Christ which connects and re-connects us this day and always (Matthew and Olivia Cheesman, Dusty and Tracy Knight, Arlene Koester, The Vanicek Family).
