Beloved Children

Today’s Reflection

God is willing to split open the heavens to declare that we are God’s beloved children. God wants us to know we bring God much happiness. God calls us to live as people who are beloved.

—Kristen E. Vincent, We Are Beloved: A Lenten Journey with Protestant Prayer Beads (Upper Room Books, 2019)

Today’s Question

How does understanding your belovedness compel you to help others recognize God’s love for them? Join the conversation.

Today’s Scripture

And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”—Matthew 3:16-17 (NRSV)

Prayer for the Week

Open my heart to your love, O God.