What do we need?

Morning: Psalm 146, 147; Isaiah 60:1-17; 2 Timothy 2:14-26

Evening: Psalm 85, 86; Mark 10:17-31

Nations and people sometimes need reassurance, words of comfort predicting that their suffering will end. Wisdom responds to different needs differently.  When you’re in trouble, you need compassion; when you’re complacent, a challenge.  Martin Marty said: “God comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable.” Jesus told the rich young ruler he needed to give away all he had; he had to decide whether to stay in his comfortable rut or break out into freedom.  And we, if we feel like arguing about this, or other things, we may simply need to be silent.

Graham

Graham Bland

Rector

St. George’s Anglican Church