Ordinary #22: Readings for Nov 14

“Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other…” - Malachi 3:16

Psalm • Psalm 98

Old Testament • Malachi 3:13-4:6

Gospel • Luke 21:5-19

New Testament • 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

I love that first line from Malachi 3:16. Those who “feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard.” Our communication with one another matters to God. When we gather together to share what God is doing in our lives, how we are responding to God and what we think God would have us do he listens. While the context in Malachi is a negative one, God is defending himself to his unfaithful accusers, the concept remains valid for us today.

God guides us through the midst of our interaction with one another. Look in Acts 15. This is the story of the Jerusalem Council. God’s people discussed and God’s people acted and then, God acted through them. God is a benevolent eavesdropper.

This weekend Wheatland has its first Fall Retreat. It is my hope that during this time we will “talk with each other” not about our disobedience (we can if we need to!) but more about how God is working in and through us. How we hope God will work and what we hope for our futures together. Come to pray and come to talk.