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Romans 10:8-13 (Common English Bible)
8 But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart (that is, the message of faith that we preach). 9 Because if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and in your heart you have faith that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 Trusting with the heart leads to righteousness, and confessing with the mouth leads to salvation. 11 The scripture says, All who have faith in him won’t be put to shame. 12 There is no distinction between Jew and Greek, because the same Lord is Lord of all, who gives richly to all who call on him. 13 All who call on the Lord’s name will be saved.
Summary:
Throughout the Season of Lent with our worship series “No Ordinary Love.” During this season, we journey with Jesus for his forty days of fasting and prayer in the wilderness, heeding the call to return to God with all our hearts. As we return, we find power to love God, ourselves and others.
“Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all,” writes Toni Morrison in her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved. This scripture reminds us that salvation is found in loving God “with all your heart.” The sacrifices we make in the Lenten season are a commitment to a “thick” and divine love with God and one another that stands the test of time.
Reflection Questions:
- What is an “ordinary love?”
- What is extraordinary about God’s love?
- How do you love God with all your heart?