Rebuilding

"Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, 

and your labor for that which does not satisfy?"  

Isaiah 55:2   

   

San Francisco Theological Seminary has been sending some very thoughtful devotions this Lenten season.  I share part of this morning's reading.  I find it a beautiful reminder of why we exist.  Please let your soul shine today; I shall try to do the same.  My gratitude to Rev. Yolanda Norton for her sharing this morning.

  

"God’s presence should remind us of our missions in life. We are meant to do more than survive, we are meant to thrive. In our thriving we should draw people to the table. We should feed them physically and spiritually; we should listen to them and hear God’s presence in their voice. It is difficult work to step outside of ourselves in times of crisis. It is challenging not only to see something meaningful, but more importantly to create something meaningful after despair. Yet this is the holy and prophetic task. 
 The prophet’s words remind me of the Rev. Dr Katie Geneva Cannon. She often said, “do the work your soul must have.”    

  Rev. Yolanda M. Norton 

SFTS Assistant Professor of Old Testament