Reflection for June 24

That’s what Jesus offers, the dangerous hope that God’s kingdom is coming and while we certainly cannot control or even summon it... we can actively anticipate it by looking for and even aiding its unexpected growth.

So what if we sent people out this week with a mission? What if we sent them out to look for those places where God’s kingdom is sneaking in, or spreading out, or taking over little corners of our world? What if we sent people out to look for hope, the dangerous hope that changes lives in ways small and large? And what if we didn’t just send them out to look for these things, but to aid and assist them however they can and even to capture and share them (David Lose, posted on www.workingpreacher.org)?