Readings for 8th Sunday After Epiphany, 3/2/14: Isaiah 49:8-16a, Psalm 131, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Matthew 6:24-34 Isaiah 49:8-16a Compare these words of promise with the gospel lesson for today. "I have inscribed you on the palm of my hands." Do you have any tattoos? Any scars? What stories to these markings tell? I think there's something about permanency here. And intimacy. Made part of God's body forever, so to speak. How could God forget us, when we are like a child being nursed by God? I love the precious and sweet nature of that image. Psalm 131: How high have you lifted your eyes? How high is too high? What is too great to even be looked at by you? What do you do to calm and quiet your soul? Do you hope in the Lord? What is your hope? What do you hope for? 1 Corinthians 4:1-5: "stewards of God's mysteries." What a fabulous phrase! How do you care for the mysteries of God? Paul, always confident
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