Totally

"Joshua blessed Caleb and gave Hebron to him as an inheritance, because he gave himself totally to God, the God of Israel."

What would it mean for you to give yourself totally to God?

What would it mean for Faith as the body of Christ in this place to do the same?

We talked today at the first communion retreat about being re-membered as the body of Christ for the sake of the world.

It's like the mission statement of the church I was baptized in, appropriately named Grace Lutheran: gathered to grow, sent to serve.

If we give ourselves entirely to God, his Spirit will move us to do his will and not our own. We will give ourselves to worship, learning, and fellowship for the sake of welcoming our neighbors. Then we will keep our eyes open all week as to how God can use us to reach out to others in the community. We will literally be at the mercy of God's nudgings.

Thy will be done on earth as in heaven. Amen.