Sunday, January 22, 2017

3rd Sunday after Epiphany: Encourage one another


Morning: Psalm 63, 98; Isaiah 47:1-15; Hebrews 10:19-31
Evening: Psalm103; John 5:2-18
While the people of Israel were still in exile there, Isaiah foretold Babylon’s fall. Today ‘Babylon’ is a metaphor for the falsehood and evil God hates. All that is not in tune with God will finally fail. So Hebrews encourages us “to provoke one another to love … not neglecting to meet together … encouraging one another.” As Jesus heals people, he brings them from isolation into community. We too must not neglect community. Here we encourage one another in an often troubling world.
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