from the PC(USA)

Day 2--Friday, September 2, 2011

SCRIPTURE
Love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.
(Romans 12:10)

REFLECTION
• Jesus said, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). How might we, as the church, become a community of people known in the world by our love?
• What makes for “mutual affection”? What does this kind of love require?
• How do you show honor to another person—particularly a person who holds different values and beliefs, or with whom you may disagree?

ACTION
• Go out of your way to show honor to someone who may be despised or unloved, or with whom you have strong differences of opinion or belief.

PRAYER
God of all honor and glory, who are we that you are mindful of us? Yet you have made us all in your image and have crowned us with glory and honor. Teach us to honor one another as the work of your hands and the breath of your Spirit— all for your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.