The God Minute

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Matthew 13:24-30
Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying:
"The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man
who sowed good seed in his field. 
While everyone was asleep his enemy came
and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. 
When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. 
The slaves of the householder came to him and said,
'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? 
Where have the weeds come from?'
He answered, 'An enemy has done this.'
His slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'
He replied, 'No, if you pull up the weeds
you might uproot the wheat along with them. 
Let them grow together until harvest;
then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters,
"First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning;
but gather the wheat into my barn."'"

(A meditation based on a reading from the Gospel of Luke 10:38-42)
Today's meditation examines the recounting of Jesus' visit to the home of Martha and Mary in the town of Bethany.  We will recognize the ways we are like Martha in our daily lives, and how we can learn to be more like Mary.

SCRIPTURE
- Ephesians 1:7-8
"In him we have redemption by his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, in accord with the riches of his grace that he lavished upon us."
REFLECTION
- Mary Ellyn
MUSIC
- "Glorify Thy Name" by David Bauer
- "Mercy" by Elevation Worship & M.C. 
"Happy Dance" by MercyMe
Hey, you
In the corner shaking in those boots
You got one, one for two
You got the shaking right, but the fear won't do
We always say that we have unspeakable joy
So let our feet do all the talking when our words fall short
We've got reason to get up
Reason to get down
He done traded our sin for joy
And now, that joy wants out
Happy dance (oh)
Happy dance (oh)
Hey, yeah you
In the back of the room with those concrete shoes
It's okay, to cut loose
Oh, it ain't about how you move, but what moves you
We're so consumed with what we think we're supposed to be
That we stop living like we know that we're free
We've got reason to get up
Reason to get down
He done traded our sin for joy
And now, that joy wants out
Happy dance (oh)
Happy dance (oh)
Let me see, those hands
If the good Lord saved ya
Get up, get down
'Cause He done changed ya
Let me see, those hands
If the good Lord saved ya
Get up, get down
'Cause He done changed ya
We've got reason to get up
Reason to get down
He done traded our sin for joy
And now, that joy wants out
Happy dance (oh)
Happy dance (oh)
NOTES
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PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.

SCRIPTURE
- 1 Chronicles 16:10-11
"Glory in his holy name; rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD! Rely on the mighty LORD; constantly seek his face."
REFLECTION
- Javier
MUSIC
- Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee by Amy Grant
- Ending song by Tommee Profitt feat. Clark Beckham
NOTES
- 
PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.

SCRIPTURE
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
"So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come."
REFLECTION
- Sr. Kathleen
MUSIC
- "Lord of All Hopefulness" by The O'Neill Brothers Group
- "Psalm 126" by Psalms by Chris
- "Great is the Lord" by David Bauer
NOTES
- Blog: Who Is God? Exploring the Attributes of Our Creator by Mary Ellyn Schneider
PRAYER OF LETTING GO
To You do I belong, O God,
 into Your hands I surrender my life.
 Pour out Your Spirit upon me
 that I may love You perfectly,
 and serve You faithfully
 until my soul rests in You.