{"id":2291,"date":"2025-04-07T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:41:23","slug":"epray-lectio-divina-love-and-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/2025\/04\/07\/epray-lectio-divina-love-and-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"ePray | Ep. 1 Lectio Divina: Love and Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/a>\n\n\n\r\n
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ePray | Episode 1 | April 7, 2025
\nLectio Divina: Love and Compassion<\/strong>
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Lectio Divina: Love and Compassion
\nDate: April 7, 2025
\nScripture: Colossians 3:12-15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josh Lott<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part 1: Inward Focus
\n<\/strong>Welcome & Introduction
\n<\/em>Welcome, everyone. It\u2019s good to be with you today. This month, our theme is love and compassion. These are not just concepts but essential characteristics of our life with Christ. They shape how we see ourselves and how we interact with others. Today, we will reflect on Colossians 3:12-15, a passage that calls us to embody God\u2019s love and compassion in our daily lives.<\/p>\n

As I read, I invite you to turn your thoughts toward the Lord. Ask Him to open your heart and ears to His voice. Let\u2019s take this time to rest in His presence and let your heart be prompted toward gratitude as you reflect on these questions.<\/p>\n

How have you experienced His love and compassion lately?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Where has He been showing you kindness?<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Colossians 3:12-15 (NIV)
\n<\/em>“Therefore, as God\u2019s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”<\/p>\n

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Part 2: Outward Focus
\n<\/strong>As we hear this passage again, I invite you to think of a young person in your life who needs to hear these words today. Someone who especially needs to experience God\u2019s love and compassion. Maybe it\u2019s a student who is struggling, a friend who feels isolated, or someone carrying a heavy burden.<\/p>\n

As you listen, consider how this passage might change your perspective toward them. How might God be inviting you to be an instrument of His love and peace in their life?<\/p>\n

Colossians 3:12-15 (NIV)
\n<\/em>“Therefore, as God\u2019s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”<\/p>\n

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Part 3: Wesleyan Covenant Prayer
\n<\/strong>To close, let us pray together the Wesleyan Covenant Prayer. May this be a declaration of surrender, a reminder that our lives belong fully to Christ and His purposes.<\/p>\n

John Wesley\u2019s Covenant Prayer:
\n<\/em>I am no longer my own, but yours.
\nPut me to what you will, place me with whom you will.
\nPut me to doing, put me to suffering.
\nLet me be put to work for you or set aside for you, praised for you or criticized for you.
\nLet me be full, let me be empty.
\nLet me have all things, let me have nothing.
\nI freely and fully surrender all things to your glory and service.
\nAnd now, O wonderful and holy God, Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, You are mine, and I am yours.
\nSo be it.
\nAnd the covenant which I have made on earth, let it also be made in heaven.
\nAmen.<\/p>\n

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