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For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’ it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. (Romans 8:14-17) Reflection Recently I was able to catch up with some old friends. It was great to be together, to laugh and joke, to relive old times. It was also hard and painful. One person was going through a very difficult time, and as her friends, that was painful for all us. When we truly love someone we celebrate happiness with them, but we also hurt when they are hurting. I think that’s what Paul is saying about being children of God. We share both suffering and glory with Christ, our brother and friend. But how worth it call God our Father! --Erin Hayes Prayer Abba! Father! Thank you for making us children of God. Help us not to fall into fear but to serve our brothers and sisters as we show your love. Our devotions are based on this Sunday’s Revised Common Lectionary (RCL). The RCL is a three-year cycle of readings telling the story of our Christian faith and corresponding to the season church calendar. On any given Sunday, we are hearing and praying and examining the same Scripture with millions of Christians around the world. In our current Year C, the Old Testament readings progress through the Prophets and have the theme of the day that it is connected to the Gospel reading. The Psalm, a song the congregation sings in response to the Old Testament reading, most often corresponds to the theme of the Hebrew Lessons and/or that of the Gospel Lesson. The lesson from the Epistles or from Acts typifies the church’s focus on the meaning of Christ for today. The Gospel lesson is connected to the season of the Church Year. This year, our gospel readings are from Luke, who writes that Jesus is the universal Savior and the perfect Son of Man. In the current season of Pentecost, all the lessons tell us “God’s will be done.”
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