Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Claire Jones
Something to read
Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word that you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new commandment that is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
– 1 John 2:7-8.
Something to think about
Passing by another family walking in the woods recently, I smiled as I caught a snippet of their conversation. A young boy explained to his dad with great enthusiasm how the leaves of the trees they saw were doing something unseen, but amazing: turning the winter sunlight and the carbon dioxide in their air into the oxygen we need to breathe.
Of course, the science is no recent finding, and I suspect this wasn’t the first time that Dad had heard of photosynthesis either. But those old truths came alive in a new way because of the joyful learning of the child, and the fresh environment in which they were shared.
The ways of God haven’t changed since the beginning of time, whether biological processes that keep the ecosystem in balance, or the ways of justice, mercy, and love.
But each time we hear God’s commandments to love him and love our neighbours, they fall on fresh ground, ready to produce new fruit. Our hearts, our communities and our world are constantly changing, and we too respond with all the passion and perseverance of God’s people in ages past.
Something to pray
God of all time, you are ever ancient and ever new. Thank you that your character is consistent and your words are trustworthy. Help me to hear afresh timeless truths about how you call us to live, and to apply them to the unique life that you’ve given me to enjoy. Amen.