A Lenten Devotion--Day 10 Prayer Teleconference Monday-Friday, 6:00 pm CALL 1 (218) 862-3927 Access Code: 2201 Friday, March 14 Micah 7:18 There are times when it seems like everybody who can use power to our detriment does exactly that. Dishonest merchants milk every possible penny from us. Insurance companies cancel coverage after years without a claim. Social systems deny needed benefits because of technical reasons. On occasion, the wielders of this power admit their motivation. When asked why they have done whatever they have done, they answer “because I can.” God is not like the megalomaniacs that we encounter. More correctly, they have failed to be like God. Power is most properly used for positive purposes, but it often seems that only God is comfortable enough with power to use it properly. It is amazing to read the words of the text that assert God’s pleasure in showing clemency. We must really be extraordinary in our waywardness, for a God who desires to grant clemency to still have to repeatedly discipline us. Like earthly parents, God allows us to discover the credible claim that this hurts me more than you.” The proper ordering of God’s creation requires that we function in ways that are Godly and sustainable. God yearns for the day when we accept the clemency that will bring peace and joy to us all. Prayer: God of Mercy, Please forgive our persistent discord, which disrupts your most loving intentions for us all. We continue to act willfully, even to our own detriment. May we arrive at the point of true submission, for our well-being and for the sake of your realm. In Jesus’ Name, Amen Devotions taken from the 2014 Disciples of Christ Lenten Series and the Luther Seminary 2014 Lenten Series
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