08-06-24

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS
August 6, 2024
In Deuteronomy 11:1, we read:

“You shall love the Lord your God, therefore, and keep his charge, his decrees, his ordinances, and his commandments always.”

I love God, but I don’t know if I'll ALWAYS be able to keep the divine charges, decrees, ordinances, and commandments. The word ‘always’ makes me nervous, as I don’t know if I am capable of even hitting 85%...maybe 70%—on a good day. I love my wife, but I know I’m not always a perfect husband. In fact, I’m far from it. Yet any loving relationship gives room for ‘always’ to be a work in progress, while also not allowing the language of a work in progress to become a go-to excuse. In the end, I believe that I can and will stretch my capacity to love God and find new ways of living faithfully according to the divine charges, decrees, ordinances, and commandments.

​Bless and encourage me, Lord God, as I strive toward the ‘always’ you deserve. Amen.