Daily Scripture:"The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who begets a wise son will be glad in him." (Proverbs 23:24. NRSV)Daily Reflection:The NIV translation translates it as: “The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him.” A child that is wise and does the right thing, morally and lawfully, is a great joy to the parent. It means they’ve done a good job in bringing up their child. The teaching has gone well; the correcting has paid off; love and patience have borne fruit. The parent’s job is done. Another of Solomon’s “proverbs” that makes good sense.In the Bible, so often “father” is used to depict God. Imagine if God could say that - if God were able to think that – of you. Wouldn’t that be incredible? Most of us know, deep down, what is the morally right thing to do. Let’s just do it more often…...from today.Revd David
Daily Scripture:"But our citizenship is in heaven. (Philippians 3.20)Daily Reflection: Citizenship is about identity, about belonging to a community. Citizenship brings with it rights and privileges, but also duties and responsibilities. To be a good citizen is to uphold the laws and values of society and to work for the good of the community.To be a citizen of heaven does not mean we should be ‘so heavenly minded that we are no earthly good’. Quite the contrary. As Christians we are called to uphold the values of Christ’s Kingdom in our daily lives, whoever and wherever we may be. As we pray ‘Your kingdom come on earth’ we ponder what our part should be in bringing this about. Heaven is not a distant prospect, but ‘Work In Progress’, here and now, and we are part of it.
