Running With Mark 44

Day Forty-Four – February 10, 2020
Read:
Psalm 122
My spirit soared when a Voice
spoke to me:
“Come, come to the Heart
of Love!”
How long I had stood within the
house of fear
yearning to enter the gates
of Love!
The New Jerusalem, the Holy City,
is bound firmly together;
All who seek the Heart of Love,
those who have faced their fears,
Enter the gates in peace and with
great joy,
singing songs of thanksgiving.
There, in harmony with the cosmos,
the community gathers united
in love.
Pray for the peace of the world!
May all nations prosper as one!
May peace reign among all peoples,
and integrity dwell within
every heart!
Then will friends and neighbors, and
former enemies as well,
cry out, “Peace be within you!”
For the good of the universe and
in gratitude to the Beloved,
Let us serve the Holy One,
of all nations
with glad hearts.
From Psalms for Praying © 2007 Nan C. Merrill
Continuum International Publishing Group

The image of Jesus as mother hen is a tender one. How Jesus longs to gather all of God’s children under her wing, but we are unwilling. Yet Jesus will over and over again in the gospels, set his sights on Jerusalem, knowing what was in store for him there.
What does it mean to you that Christ would choose to go to Jerusalem?
How does the image of Jesus as a mother hen speak to you?
Music:
The Holy City sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Made to Worship by Chris Tomlin
Prayer Focus:
Pray to God as a mother hen covering you with wings of love and grace.
Grace and peace,
Pastor Karen Bruins