Today’s evening meditation is available below in audio and script formats. The audio version is also available for free download on the player.

Reading

You have been told what is good and what the Lord requires of you: only to do the right thing, to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.

—Micah 6 (OT)

Quiet

As your day draws to a close, spend a few moments in silence and stillness.

Commentary

We are not alone in this world, nor have we ever been, no matter how much we may feel otherwise. Many have come before us and will come after us feeling the same way, seeking as we are, searching for the “light.” And it is in coming together—one by one, two by two, and on and on—that we form the converging tributaries that make up the mighty stream of just and righteous people flowing home to God.

This is our calling as Christian faithful: to recognize the Christ in everyone. And to reach out a hand of hope, to speak a word of love, to sing a song of happiness, to share a tear of joy or pain, to speak a word of praise, to murmur a prayer, to stand together against those forces that would divide us, isolate us, and block our flow toward home. (CAC)

Affirmation

I am not alone in this world.

Today, I will walk in the light and live in reality.

I am not alone in this world.

Today, I will share my life with others.

I am not alone in this world.

Today, I will recognize Christ in everyone.

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Abbreviations

BC The Belgic Confession

CAC The Center For Action & Contemplation

CD The Canons of Dort

CIB Church In Bethesda Prayers

DZ - Donna Z.

HC The Heidelberg Catechism

MAO - Michael A. O’Sullivan

NT The New Testament

OT The Old Testament

RP - Ryan Phipps

WC The Westminster Confession

WLB Words To Live By

WLC The Westminster Larger Catechism

WSC The Westminster Shorter Catechism

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