JOB 42:5-6 (NLT)
Job said to God, "I had only heard about you before, but now I have seen you with my own eyes. I take back everything I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance."
ACTS 9:3-5 (CEB)
During the journey, as he approached Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven encircled him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice asking him, “Saul, Saul, why are you harassing me?”
Saul asked, “Who are you, Lord?”
“I am Jesus, whom you are harassing,” came the reply.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
In spite of our resistance, God persists in lovingly pursuing us.
PRAYER
Lord, your presence empties us. All our illusions are crushed when you show us the truth of who we are. Thank you for pursuing us even when we are blind and cannot see. Open our eyes to know who you are and whose we are. May we rest in the grace of your shining face. Amen (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)