Monday, March 10, 2025
For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is God’s saving power for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith, as it is written, “The one who is righteous will live by faith.” ~ Romans 1:16-17
Written by Kelly McGinn | Director of Adult Programming
As children, we made mistakes. Sometimes, a lot of mistakes. And, yes, sometimes our mistakes roused our parents’ anger. If we had good and loving parents, nothing was more comforting than when they looked past their anger and disappointment with us, saw our sorrow and sadness, and comforted us. Yes, we still make mistakes. And we still seek comfort even as adults.
We may not have comprehended it all as children, but somehow, we understood that in those moments when our parents chose to comfort us instead of acting on their righteous anger, we gained a genuine sense of trust for our parents. We knew that they had the right to their anger and that we had fallen short. But they chose to comfort us instead and that is the deepest love.
We can trust God because He turns aside His anger with us to comfort us, just like parents. He gives us his trust and love in our darkest moments and we, his children, are forever consoled by God. I find such comfort in this and hope you do too.
Prayer: Shape us, O Lord, according to your holy love. Instruct us and guide by your Word that lives in us. Amen.