{"id":19,"date":"2009-01-05T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/2009\/01\/05\/december-31-2008-january-7-2009-show-me-a-sign\/"},"modified":"2009-01-05T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-05T20:13:00","slug":"december-31-2008-january-7-2009-show-me-a-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/december-31-2008-january-7-2009-show-me-a-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"December 31, 2008-January 7, 2009 &#8211; Show me a sign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#660000\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#660000\"><strong><span style=\"color:#663300\">Warm-up Question:<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000\"> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">Are your expectations for 2009 mostly positive or negative?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial\">As we begin a new year, in especially trying times, many Americans are looking for a sign of the things to come. Will it get better, or worse? Can we know before it happens?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\">We wonder if we\u2019ve seen the worst of the economic crisis, or if the worst is still to come. Will more people find jobs than lose them? Will gas prices keep going down of zoom back up? Will consumers once again be able to get loans to buy homes and cars and pay for college?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Our president-elect has promised change, but will it really be the change we need? Will our elected officials find ways to stop fighting and work together on our behalf? Will the election of an African American signal an improved era of race relations in the country? Will we find a way to improve the lives of the poor, neglected, and most vulnerable in our society?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Do the recent attacks in Gaza and the Middle East suggest a year of greater violence, or is there still hope for peace? Will people with affordable medicines reach the sick that so desperately need them? Can we slow or reverse the damage we\u2019ve done to our planet?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Some of our questions are more personal. Will I graduate? Will I find love? Will I find meaning in my life? What will happen to my family and friends?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\">It seems that only time will show us the answers to these and many other pressing questions.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#663300\"><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">What questions are you hoping 2009 will answer?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">What signs may give you an early hint of the outcomes?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Can you, or anyone, reliably predict the outcomes? Can you affect these outcomes? Why or why not?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">What does your faith lead you to expect in 2009?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:130%;color:#663300\">Scripture Texts (NRSV) for Sunday, January 4, 2009.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\">(Text links are to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">oremus Bible Browser<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family:arial\">. Oremus Bible Browser is not affiliated with or supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can find the calendar of readings for Year B at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Growing-In-Faith\/Worship\/Lectionary\/Year-B.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Lectionary Readings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family:arial\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=96439547\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Jeremiah 31:7-14<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family:arial\"> or Sirach 24:1-12<\/span><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=96439586\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Psalm 147:12-20 (12)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family:arial\"> or Wisdom 10:51-21 (20)<\/span><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=96439628\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Ephesians 1:3-14<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=96439681\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">John 1:[1-9] 10-18<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#663300\"><strong>For lectionary humor and insight, check the weekly comic <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agnusday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#663300\"><strong>Agnus Day<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#663300\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial;color:#000000\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"font-size:130%;color:#000000\"><strong><span style=\"color:#663300\">Gospel Reflection<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">The first thirteen verses of John\u2019s Gospel form a sort of executive summary of the Christian story. Jesus &#8212; the Word, the Light &#8212; was of God, not a recent creation, but present at creation. He came to earth born as a human as a witness to God, but he was rejected by many. For us, the good news is that some did believe, and those that do have new life and hope as children of God.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Then John begins his story of Jesus\u2019 life and ministry with the witness of John the Baptist. The oppressed people of Israel had hoped for the promised Messiah, and were watching for a sign that he had come. They also had many questions. John\u2019s witness was foretold in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=98176465\"><span style=\"color:#3333ff\">Isaiah 40:3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000\">, one of many signs that would confirm for believers that Jesus was the promised one. God had said, through Isaiah, that this is how Jesus\u2019 ministry would begin.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">In John\u2019s message, we also have the first sign from God of the revolutionary new covenant with all humankind that was Jesus Christ. He is not, like Moses, an instrument for God to declare his law. Instead, through Jesus, God fulfills and demonstrates his truth and grace. As John says in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=98176528\"><span style=\"color:#3333ff\">verse 18<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000\">, no one could see God, but through Jesus, we can know and develop a closer relationship with God.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#663300\"><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Why was it necessary for John to \u201cprepare\u201d people for the coming of Christ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Imagine yourself in first century Judea. What might influence you to believe or disbelieve John?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Few, if any, could imagine the events of the next three years of Jesus\u2019 life. Based on the sign from John, what do you suppose most people expected of Jesus?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">In what way are contemporary Christians like the Jews of Jesus\u2019 time?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">If God\u2019s message through John is as valid today as it was in the time of Christ, what should we expect in 2009 and the years to come?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Based on these expectations, how should we behave and prepare ourselves as people who<\/span> profess and follow Jesus as the Son of God &#8212; the promised Messiah and Savior?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#663300\">Activity Suggestions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#000000\">On a piece of paper, write down 2-3 questions that you hope will be answered, or problems you hope will be resolved, in 2009.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#000000\">For each item, list the signs that will let you know in advance how they are likely to turn out. (For example, if you\u2019re applying to colleges this year, your grades in school, SAT scores, information from colleges, or scholarships might be early signs that your hope will become a reality.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#000000\">Then, list the things you can do to affect and influence the outcomes, and the role of faith in each. What is beyond your control?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#000000\">Share your list with the group.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#000000\">** You can take this exercise one step further by putting it someplace safe (like the box you store your Christmas ornaments in) for a year. Next year at this time, review the list. How predictive were the signs you identified? How effective were your actions in securing the desired outcomes? And, most important, where do you see God\u2019s hand in shaping the year you had?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial;color:#000000\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#663300\"><strong>Closing Prayer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Almighty God, we recognize in Jesus a sign of your great love for us. Help us every day to see the many signs of your loving presence in our world and bless us to be signs of your love for those who need your light and hope. In Jesus\u2019 name we pray. Amen.<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><br \/><\/span><\/em><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Contributed by <em><strong>Jocelyn Breeland<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Fairfax, VA<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warm-up Question: Are your expectations for 2009 mostly positive or negative? 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