Monday, February 20, 2017

Gain through Loss

Morning: Psalm 106:1-18; Ruth 1:1-14; 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
Evening: Psalms 106:19-48; Matthew 5:1-12
Ruth’s faithfulness to Naomi after both suffer the tragic loss of their husbands is a wonderful human story. Ruth’s loyalty leads her eventually to become the great-grandmother of David, from whose line Jesus will be born. It is a strange mystery that spiritual growth and blessing often only come from learning to bear the inevitable suffering we humans all share. Jesus teaches: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”

Graham
Graham Bland
Rector
St. George’s Anglican Church
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