Take time this Sabbath to meditate on today’s passage – Mark 8:31–38 (NLT) – reflecting on what it means in relation to the peace of Christ.
Each Saturday during Lent, we will explore a story or profile of peace in action: people who are acting as shalom-bearers in our world.
Ezekiel reminds us, among many things here in this passage, that the old system serves us best as a reminder of our lostness.
In his book Becoming the Church, Claude Alexander remarks, “People need more than proclamation, they need reclamation.
For many of us, we have walked with Jesus so long we forget – or, dare I say, neglect – the reality that we live inside an earthly scandal.
I have been struck most recently by the frequency with which prayers of the Old and New Testaments alike begin with a reminder of who God is.
The words of the psalmist pierce my soul: “But who can detect one’s own errors? Clear me from hidden faults” (Psalm 19:12).
Take time this Sabbath to meditate on today’s passage – 1 Peter 3:18–22 (NLT) – reflecting on what it means in relation to the peace of Christ.
