Moving Forward - 6 February 2025

THURSDAY, February 6

Mark 8:29 He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah.”

I think Peter’s answer came not only from divine revelation but also from his lived experience of Jesus. Prayer, studying and living scripture, and doing the action of discipleship make the difference between knowing of Jesus and having a real relationship with Jesus. As the old folks used to say, “There are some things nobody else can tell you about Jesus ‘cause you just got to try him for yourself.”

I’m not advocating a “Jesus and me and my Bible makes three” spirituality. The Church is the Body of Christ, of which we are each, both simply and profoundly, a part. What I am advocating is such a depth of relationship with the Godhead, such a dependence on the Holy Spirit to fuel our lives of individual and collective prayer, that we can’t help but know Jesus for ourselves.

MOVING FORWARD: What spiritual practices do you use to help you truly know Jesus?

PRAY for the Diocese of Louisiana (The Episcopal Church)

Ps [70], 71 * 74 | Isaiah 55:1-13 | Galatians 5:1-15 | Mark 8:27—9:1

(Source: Forward Day by Day Movement)