Faith @ Home Daily- Thursday, July 16, 2020

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16

Matthew 26:7 tells us “Jesus sat at the table." (NRSV) Despite knowing that He is just two days away from being handed over to the people who will kill him, Jesus makes time to be truly present with those who would have been marginalized by society, to sit at the table with them. Not only do we find Jesus in the home of a leper, a person most would have stayed far away from, but he also allows a woman, (a woman!) to be near him and even anoint him. While some of the disciples are outraged at what they feel is the woman’s wastefulness, Jesus sees good service in what she has done.

Who are the people in our society that are marginalized by society that we may need to sit at the table with? Do they have stories or actions that may be initially outrageous to us but may actually be good service if we only took the time to look at them differently?

Watch- July 16, 2020

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16 Watch the below video "The Neuroscience of Perception." After watching the video, discuss these questions: In the video we hear, “you could say we are all hallucinating all the time, and when we agree ...

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Read- July 16, 2020

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16 Read The All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel. (Or, watch the read-aloud video below.) After reading the story, discuss these questions: Which picture looked the most like a cat to you? Which pict...

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Listen- July 16, 2020

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16 Listen to the poem Lost Generation by Jonathon Reed, read once from the top to bottom and then again from the bottom to the top. Reverse poetry is poetry that gives you an entirely different poem depending on...

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Do- July 16, 2020

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16 Today’s Scripture reminds us that the perspective of Jesus didn’t always match that of his disciples. Jesus understood things they weren’t able to yet. Spend some time thinking about how your perception is ...

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Pray- July 16, 2020

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16 Blessings are often filled with language that gives us comfort and peace. This blessing offers a different perspective and reminds us, like Jesus, we need to sit at the table with those different than us sometime...

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