Two readings to contemplate as you take up the invitation to notice, name, feel, and offer those darker, more painful emotions that tend to surface as we practice the way of Jesus and thus make space “for the emergence of a lifetime of unprocessed pain before God and with community.”
Today’s Scripture reading: Mark 15.22-25, 33-37 MSG
Today’s Scripture reading: Matthew 26.36-38 MSG
Today’s Scripture reading: 1 Timothy 4.8-11 MSG
Today’s Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 9.24-27 NIV
Today’s Scripture reading: Mark 1.12-13 MSG
Today’s Scripture reading: Mark 1.35 MSG
From Eugene Peterson’s book Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology.
Today’s Scripture reading: James 1.19-21 MSG
Today’s Scripture reading: Philippians 2.12-13 MSG
Today’s Scripture reading: Romans 7.21-25 MSG
We started the week with an excerpt from James Clear in his book, Atomic Habits, so how about we close out this week with another excerpt: