So, two couples I’m preparing for marriage chose this Sunday’s Gospel for their wedding. So, I asked both couples the same question: “Why did you choose this reading?” Couple number one responded, “Yeah, we chose this gospel because it was the shortest option.” And I was like, “Bruh.” The second couple replied, “We chose this gospel because God wants to remain with us, and we want to remain with each other. We want to stay with each other forever.”
This is the incredible news that God wants to remain in all of our hearts; he wants to abide forever. We never have to fear abandonment. This gives me goosebumps every time I think about it. So, my invitation for this Sunday, the way that God wants to remain with you forever, is this: Can we respond with the desire never to abandon God, never to run away from God, to stay with Him, to abide with Him? How crazy is that? God stays. This is Spirit Juice, peace.
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