Reading: Ephesians
6:15
“As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to
proclaim the gospel of peace.”
“Whatever” in today’s slang tends to mean “who cares” as in a true
disinterest for a topic, or to hide a curiosity behind a personae of
indifference.
Yet “whatever” in scripture builds from a foundation of commitment,
opportunity, and promises.
“How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who bring good news,”
says the prophet Isaiah (52:7), “who announces peace and brings good news of
happiness, who announces salvation, And
says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’”
We love good news. We cherish those who bring it to us and we hurry to
pass it along to others we care about. What about those God cares about? How do
we share His peace that is beyond our own understanding? Real peace. Not an
external standoff but an internal reality that can holds on.
Soft slippers, spiked heels, metal boots, strong hiking shoes, playful
sneakers, or vulnerable bare feet to walk and run alongside with words of hope
and peace and restoration. By whatever means of communication: silent or
verbal.
Music, scripture, prayers, art, dance, sports. Whatever means of sharing God’s presence here and now and
forever.
Lord, help us to proclaim Your gospel of peace Your way.
Psalm of Worship: Isaiah 55:9
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“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher
than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
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