Toward the Image of Christ

Today’s Reflection

Every action taken, every response made, every dynamic of relationship, every thought held, every emotion allowed. . . . We are being shaped either toward the wholeness of the image of Christ or toward a horribly destructive caricature of that image.

—M. Robert Mulholland Jr., Shaped by the Word: The Power of Scripture in Spiritual Formation, Anniversary Edition(Upper Room Books, 2023)

Today’s Question

Do you sense you are being formed in the wholeness of Christ or toward destruction? How can you tell?

Today’s Scripture

I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live.—Deuteronomy 30:19 (NRSVUE)

Prayer for the Week

God, I rest in your word. I chew on it slowly. Thoughtfully. Contemplatively. So I can plumb the depths of all that you have to say. I trust that as I digest your word you are at work. Amen.