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Day 39 (Saturday)  

We are each given particular gifts of the Spirit.
For the sake of the world,       
     God calls all followers of Jesus to Christian ministry.
In the church,       
     some are called to specific ministries of leadership,       
     both lay and ordered;       
     some witness to the good news;       
     some uphold the art of worship;       
     some comfort the grieving and guide the wandering;       
     some build up the community of wisdom;       
     some stand with the oppressed and work for justice.
To embody God’s love in the world,       
     the work of the church requires the ministry and discipleship       
     of all believers.  

What gifts has the Spirit given you?
To what other ministries might one be called?
How do you “embody God’s love in the world”?

 

 

All readings are from A Song of Faith; A Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada, 2006.