May 9, 2021

Breaking Open the Scripture Scriptures for May 9th: Acts 10:44-48, Psalm 98, 1 John 5:1-6, John 15:9-17 theme: Mother’s Day Song: What a Friend we have in Jesus UMH 526 Psalm 98: Psalms 90-99 are called enthronement psalms – they celebrate the fact that God is on the throne of the world and of our lives. We are gathered together to celebrate God’s reign in our lives. We are grateful for all that God has done from creation to the events in our lives. We thank him by praising God with Songs and with rejoicing. Mother’s day is a time to celebrate people in our lives who care about us. It is a time to celebrate the goodness in our lives. To celebrate the rebirth of nature. What better way to do that then to sing a new song? John: The theme of this verse is love. Once again it is the love of Jesus Christ. We find that the love of mother is a part of Jesus love, not the other way around. Jesus proves that he loves us by sacrificing his life, so that we can have a better life. He goes on the talk about the love of God which is powerful and life changing. It is also not something that we can choose or will to happen. In life we often do not get the choose the way love will manifest itself in our lives. But love is present in even the hardest of lives. This is the day we celebrate that love in the form of a mother or mother figure. Questions: how do you celebrate the presence of God in your life? What is it that you celebrate about nature? How does it remind you of God? How can you show love to your mother today? What can you do nice for those around you?