You are a Word of God

Today’s Reflection

You are a “word” of God! Every human being is a word that God speaks into existence. . . . [Paul] says that we are a word of God “spoken forth” even before the foundation of the world.

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

Today’s Question

How does it feel to know your were a word God spoke forth, even before the world began?

Today’s Scripture

He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.—Ephesians 1:4 (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.