Saturday, April 25, 2015

Pursued, not merely Followed – v6

What an idea, a gift, a different way of seeing the familiar, these hopeful words
this treasured scripture, God’s Word handed down to us;
The beautiful Psalm of David, this song of God’s ancient people,
filled already with comfort, but seeing the words, a deeper meaning,
more than we imagined, in the action of God.

Our pastor told us that in some translations the words have even more power,
that Goodness and Mercy do not “follow” us, we are not “followed” but “pursued”,
that these were living beings, Goodness and Mercy, proper names of the movement
of God, that Goodness and Mercy  would pursue us  all the days of our lives,
eternally; That the God of creation, our Maker, our Lord
that God would sustain us, providing, that God would send out these agents of love,
Goodness and Mercy, a mighty presence, angels of better days, of God’s love for us.

Richer meaning in the subtle difference, from “followed” to “pursued”, that we are
sought after, wooed by God, that God was not just the waiting Father for the
Prodigal to come home; this is like the difference of being “Disciples”, not just
“Followers” of the Risen Christ, all the difference in the world in simple words
in the Living Word, this love letter of God.

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edited April 25, 2015
Pursued, not merely Followed – v6

(editing version 5)
edited April 25, 2015
Loving the Sheep – v3
(editing version 2)
edited April 25, 2015
a sermon of love – 3
(editing version 2)
edited April 25, 2015
a journey of blessing – v2
edited April 25, 2015
a loving shepherd – 2 – v2
edited April 25, 2015
Love will be with me – v2
edited April 25, 2015
Shepherd Me O God – v2
April 21, 2015
Shepherd Me O God
Acts 4:5-12
devotion for April 20, 2015
read April 21, 2015
&
edited April 25, 2015
Share Love – v2
Psalm 23:1-6
John 10:11-18
1 John 3:16-24
sermon, “The Lord is My Shepherd”
worship led by Raymond A. Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Fourth Friday of the month service at Mt. Heights Health Care Facility
April 24, 2015
&
April 24, 2015
faithful to the command of God
John 10:15b-18
devotion for April 26, 2015
read April 24, 2015
&
edited April 24, 2015
loving the sheep – v2
edited/ merged April 24, 2015
loving the sheep
April 24, 2015
love for the sheep
April 24, 2015
a good shepherd
John 10:11-15a
John 10:11-18
devotion for April 25, 2015
read April 24, 2015
&
edited April  24, 2015
a sermon of love – v2
April 24, 2015
a sermon of love
1 John 3:21-24
devotion for April 24, 2015
read April 24, 2015
&
April 24, 2015
share love
1 John 3:16-24
devotion for April 23, 2015
read April 24, 2015
&
merged/edited April 24, 2015
everything I need – v2
April 24, 2015
love will be with me
Psalm 23:6
April 24, 2015
you chasten my enemies
Psalm 23:5
April 24, 2015
I will not be afraid
Psalm 23:4
April 24, 2015
God gives me new strength
Psalm 23:3
April 24, 2015
God lets me rest
Psalm 23:2
April 24, 2015
Everything I need
Psalm 23:1
April 24, 2015
a journey of blessing
Psalm 23
Psalm 23:1-6
devotion for April 22, 2015
devotion for April 22, 2015
read April 24, 2015
&
“Knowing  the Shepherd’s Love”
Acts 4:5-12
Psalm 23
1 John 3:16-24
John 10:11-18
for April 20, 2015 to April 26, 2015
by Eradio Valverde, Jr.
(formerly) District Superintendent
Southwest Texas District
United Methodist Church
Upper Room Disciplines for 2015
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edited April 24, 2015
Pursued, not merely Followed – v5
(editing version 4)
edited April 23, 2015
Pursued, not merely Followed – v4
(editing version 3)
edited January 29, 2015
Pursued, not merely Followed – v3
(merging edits to version 1 and version 2)
edited July 25, 2012
“Pursued, not merely Followed – v2”
November 29, 2006 8:28
“Pursued, not merely Followed”
Psalm 23:6

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