Saturday, April 11, 2015

Trinity United Church of Christ Post-Easter Devotional for Saturday, April 11, 2015 "God Still Speaks"

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (2 Timothy 3:16 ESV)

.-By Nancy Boorman

Interpretation, perspective and life experience are all overlaid on scripture as we read and look for meaning within it. That isn't to say there isn't a wrong way to interpret a text, because there is,  but to say that each time we read scripture God reveals himself/herself in a new way. One could say ," to each his own meaning."  This process is revelation in motion. There is no period '.' at the end of the ancient text but merely a comma ',' that continues the Word of God today.  God is not stagnant,  or static  never to reveal the divine mystery again but alive, speaking in our contemporary culture. 

Revealing new meaning within life is an active part of the Spirit. All the Lord asks is for you to be open in heart, and spirit to what might be spoken out of scripture today, in this present time. We worship a limitless God . Don't box the Almighty into a space of your own creation.


Prayer: Lord,in your mercy forgive us when we place our own physical limits and boundaries upon you. When we form you from our own limited thoughts and understanding. Help us expand and break down the barrier to your revelation that we have built. Let us embrace further revelation even as it challenges us . In your Sons name. AMEN.
There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.”

Rumi

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