Spiritlife
Theme Verse: “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.”
- Ephesians 4:4-6
Daily Themes:
| Day |
Title |
Daily Bible Text |
| 1 |
We're Gifted |
John 14:25-26 |
| 2 |
We're Forgiven |
Romans 8:26-27 |
| 3 |
We're Loved |
1 John 4:12-21 |
| 4 |
We're Gathered |
Ephesians 4:1-6 |
| 5 |
We're Sent |
John 20:19-23 |
The Spirit was present at creation. Jesus promised the gift of the Holy Spirit to be with his followers after his death. The Holy Spirit, he
said, would remind them of who he was and would continue to teach them and guide them. After he died and was raised from death,
Jesus came to the disciples, who were in fear behind locked doors. In that room where he found them, Jesus breathed on them and
said, “Receive the Holy Spirit” (John 20:22). As in the beginning God when created and enlivened the first human being by speaking
and breathing, so by his breath and words, Jesus gave new life to a humanity recreated in his resurrection. Day by day the Holy Spirit
continues with us. Our life is in the Spirit—it is Spiritlife.
By the Holy Spirit, we receive gifts for the lives to which God calls us. By the Holy Spirit, we are forgiven and freed to new life. By the
Holy Spirit, we are empowered to love as we have been loved. By the Holy Spirit, God holds all creation together in unity, including all
of us. The Holy Spirit sends us into the world—called and gifted—to love and forgive others and share in the unity we have with all
people in Jesus Christ. |
