This week: God as lavish. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com [mailto:adebelak@redeemerluth.com]God is out there - way out there when it comes to pulling us into God's embrace.
Think of the father who throws his arms around the son who left home with 'daddy's
money' and now comes home after losing it all and being left with no one around
him. There is the embrace - the ring - the sandals - the feast. Lavish love that
will not let anything disrupt this pouring out of love that exceeds what most folks
would say is 'enough already.' God as lavish shows us the fullness of God's love
for us even when we are feeling unworthy or when we forget that this love is forever
and ever. It is then that our God pours in on. In the story of the woman with the
alabaster jar we see what it is to pour on love lavishly - that is what the woman
does. Nothing will stop her - she will walk into that house - find Jesus - and let
it pour out without consideration of the consequences - she will lavishly love.
This life and action comes from the power of forgiveness that enables us to respond
to a lavishly loving God be becoming lavish in our thanksgiving and our actions
toward others. We become lavish with our lives as God as lavish overwhelms us again
and again - even when we do not need our God to be so lavish.
O God of love and new life, you bring more than enough love into our lives. It is
like getting a favorite cream donut that has been over-filled. We praise you for
such sweet and overflowing love. Amen.
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