This fall, Bethany's Confirmation class has been exploring the major themes of the Bible and reflecting on stories that reveal the larger story God is telling through scripture. These devotionals follow that same path, inviting you to pause, reflect, and discover how each theme connects to your own journey of faith.
Eden | Blessing | Friday
In Eden we hear a message about God’s original blessing and generosity. But Eden is also the place where God instructs humans to continue caring for the world that God has made. We are called to be a blessing to others. We are called to be generous with others. We are called to keep creating.
“We were made for creativity and freedom, to be collaborators with God in the ongoing work of creation. Our creativity and freedom are often blocked by dark imaginations and the shadows of selfish will. If we were made to work on the open canvas of creation, we have too often exchanged that canvas for a coloring book, assuming that it all comes down to whether we color inside or outside the lines. What if our true destiny is to flow with the freedom of the Creator, painting a life of goodness and beauty on the canvas of Earth and eternity?”
– Mark Scandrette
Drawing, painting, music and other works of art are ways in which we can continue the creative work that God first began at Eden. We connect with God in a unique way when we create something new.
Today, take time to be creative. Draw a picture, color in a coloring book, improvise a song, write a poem, paint on a canvas. However you choose to be creative, don’t worry about the finished product, instead experience the task of creating something new as a form of prayer and conversation with God.
Eden | Blessing | Friday
In Eden we hear a message about God’s original blessing and generosity. But Eden is also the place where God instructs humans to continue caring for the world that God has made. We are called to be a blessing to others. We are called to be generous with others. We are called to keep creating.
“We were made for creativity and freedom, to be collaborators with God in the ongoing work of creation. Our creativity and freedom are often blocked by dark imaginations and the shadows of selfish will. If we were made to work on the open canvas of creation, we have too often exchanged that canvas for a coloring book, assuming that it all comes down to whether we color inside or outside the lines. What if our true destiny is to flow with the freedom of the Creator, painting a life of goodness and beauty on the canvas of Earth and eternity?”
– Mark Scandrette
Drawing, painting, music and other works of art are ways in which we can continue the creative work that God first began at Eden. We connect with God in a unique way when we create something new.
Today, take time to be creative. Draw a picture, color in a coloring book, improvise a song, write a poem, paint on a canvas. However you choose to be creative, don’t worry about the finished product, instead experience the task of creating something new as a form of prayer and conversation with God.
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May
Enjoy a Good Meal - Practice ResurrectionListen to Music - Practice ResurrectionThe Book of 2nd Kings - Hope in ExileWorship - Practice ResurrectionAppreciate Art - Practice ResurrectionLaughter HelpsDrink Water - Practice ResurrectionWatch a Sunset - Practice ResurrectionStretch - Practice ResurrectionThe Book of 1st Corinthians - Hope in the TurmoilThe Lord is My ShepherdBreathe - Practice ResurrectionRead - Practice ResurrectionCreate - Practice ResurrectionWalk or Run - Practice ResurrectionCall a Friend - Practice ResurrectionThe Book of 1st Chronicles - God's Presence in HistoryLove in ActionFor Aging GracefullyForgive - Practice ResurrectionLearn - Practice ResurrectionWash - Practice ResurrectionExplore - Practice ResurrectionThe Book of 2nd Corinthians - The Importance of ReconciliationGod Our ParentAdvocate - Practice ResurrectionLight a Candle - Practice ResurrectionTaste - Practice ResurrectionTake a Nap - Practice ResurrectionDonate - Practice ResurrectionThe Book of 2nd Chronicles - Consequences of Unfaithfulness
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