A Rainy Day Reflection

Psalm  127

(Translation from The Message by Eugene Peterson)

If God does not build the house, 
the builders only build shacks.
If God doesn't guard the city,
the night watchman might as well nap.
It’s useless to rise early
and go to bed late,
and work your worried fingers to the bone.
Don’t you know God enjoys
giving rest to those God loves?

Matthew 10: 8 – 10  

(Translation from The Message by Eugene Peterson)

Jesus sent his twelve harvest hands out with this charge:  “Don’t begin by traveling to some far-off place to convert unbelievers.  And don’t try to be dramatic by tackling some public enemy.  Go to the lost, confused people right here in the neighborhood.  Tell them that the kingdom is here.  Bring health to the sick.  Raise the dead.  Touch the untouchables.  Kick out the demons.  You have been treated generously, so live generously.

Don’t think you have to put on a fund-raising campaign before you start.  You don’t need a lot of equipment.  YOU are the equipment and all you need to keep that going is three meals a day.  Travel light.”