Old Testament: Exodus 32:7–14
Gospel: John 5:30–47
Psalm 106:6–7,19–23
“And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.” Exodus 32:14
“George Glenn, if I hear that bouncy ball one more time I am going to throw every round object in this house away!”
“Emmeline Glenn, if you leave all of your clothes all over the floor of your room, you can just not have anything clean for school and go in your pajamas!”
“Arthur Glenn, if you if you don’t put your bike back on the rack I am going to take the front wheel off for a week!”
And then the Mom changed her mind about the disaster that she had planned to bring on her children.
Because in George she saw her lack of planned activities in his boredom.
And because in Emmeline she saw her own lack of guidance on storage options in her messy room.
And because in Arthur she saw a mess in front of the bike rack hampering putting that bike away when he was excited to see his friends.
Dear Lord, help us to follow your example of backing off of our wrath and disaster-bringing.
And see George’s curiosity.
And Emmeline’s creativity.
And Arthur’s friendliness.
And our own ability to change.
AMEN
Elin Glenn
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