I made this page a while ago in response to a service I went to led by Rachel Lampard, the vice-President of the Methodist Church 2016/17. I wanted to portray the way her service posed a challenge to respond; to respond with power and confidence and strength. That to do all of these things - to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God - require bravery and endeavour. (That's possibly my response to this passage more than hers, as I can't remember much of the service now; just the notes I wrote on the day: ACT JUSTLY: respond open-heartedly and physically to those in need; speak out against injustice LOVE MERCY: being friends with those in need - to love them sacrificially and know their situations and circumstances; love as God loves WALK HUMBLY: traveling with God - starting to see as he wants us to see; as we do the other two, we draw closer to God - and we are changed.) I do Bible journalling to get into the Word of God; to hear out of it and to feel from myself what my response might be. This passage requires so much of me! So much of me that I so often fall short of. And "fall short of it" is a nicer way of putting it, because often it's simply that I don't do it. Out of choice when I ignore those in need because it would be too much effort to help. Out of choice when I don't speak out about injustices, because I don't take the time to learn enough about them. Out of choice when I don't listen fully to people's stories or struggles, because I'm more interested in my own. Out of choice when I fail to love others despite God's love for me and for them. Out of choice when I decide someone or something is more important than someone or something else and don't see all of them as God sees them. And out of choice when I don't spend time with God, to grow in my relationship with him, to draw closer to him, and to be changed by him. I am a sinner. And when I see myself in comparison to the ideal presented in the Scripture, I realise it. And then I realise how much I need Jesus in my life; firstly because I realise I can never save myself, but secondly because he renews my strength and my drive and my passion to live like this! I can be brave because he is mighty, and I can be confident because he has power. That's what this page presents to me! The colours, the fist, the explosion, the confident flow of the text and the bold block text too. What do these verses look like to you? How do they speak into your life? What is your response?
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AuthorI'm a recent Cambridge Theology graduate now studying for a Masters in Biblical Studies and blogging about all sorts of things! I'm interested in faith, Church, theology, social action, the great outdoors and being creative, and all of those things - along with many more - come through in my posts!
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