“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” -Romans 8:38-39
Unconditional love is a challenging concept to truly understand. In our humanity we are always bumping up against boundaries. It is difficult to extend love without limits (and perhaps most often we shouldn’t!). Yet, our human experience is the only framework we have in which to comprehend God. No wonder it is so challenging to perceive that there is nothing that would separate us from God’s love.
In your moments of prayer over the next few days, try taking on the posture of clasped hands, fingers intertwined. Notice the sensation of your knuckles touching, palms joined, the pads of your fingers on skin along the back of your hands. Use this gesture and the associated feelings to remind yourself of the nearness, tenderness and abiding presence of the divine.
Some Comfort and Joy was developed as a devotional resource that follows the rhythms and seasons of the liturgical year from an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective.
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