Weekday Devotions for 08/03/2015

Pastor Al Debelak's Weekday Devotions. View this email in your browser Weekday Devotions Redeemer Lutheran 08/03/2015 edition Weekday Devotions By Redeemer Lutheran on Aug 03, 2015 05:50 am The Followers of Jesus as grateful. Comments to: adebelak@redeemerluth.com The Followers of Jesus as grateful is how the world changes - bit by bit. I like to go back to the feeding of the 5000. In my faithful imagination, there are a whole bunch of people who came out to see and hear and touch Jesus - and be touched and healed by Jesus. It was all about them. What can we get - what will he do for us? And then, when the end of the day comes and the teaching about God's Reign has been going on, it is time to eat. The scene is one of 'not enough.' The reality is that there is a whole different reality present. Hmm. A boy has fish and bread and it is held up as an offering. This is nothing to  5000 people. But no one goes out of a village and into the wilderness without something. Jesus - grounded in his teaching - gives thanks - show gratitude - blesses. Not enough becomes abundance. The Followers of Jesus as grateful participate in that sharing of our lives and our resources and our time to begin the journey into a new way of being community. O God of New Life and All Hopefulness, your abundant love transforms us and makes us abundantly grateful. From that point, remind us to transform the world. Amen. Read in browser » Recent Articles: Weekday Devotions Weekday Devotions Weekday Devotions Weekday Devotions Weekday Devotions Copyright © 2015 Redeemer Lutheran Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a member of the Redeemer community Our mailing address is: Redeemer Lutheran Church 1555 South James Road Columbus, Oh 43227 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences