Written by Elizabeth Cooledge Jenkins, a contemporary writer, preacher, and campus minister. This is an excerpt from the book “A Beautiful Year in the Bible.”
God desires the holistic, long-term flourishing of our whole world and every person and community in it. As Lisa Sharon Harper writes, “If we are human, then we are created to flourish and exercise agency in the world – economic and political, as well as social and cultural agency.” Flourishing holds many dimensions; God invites us to partner in creativity and hope, courageously building a world where all can thrive…The instructions God gives us are not arbitrary. Rather, they are wise guidelines, written with our best interests in mind…God is trustworthy. We can choose to trust God’s ways of sharing unconditional love, courageous peacemaking, and a steady commitment to all people’s flourishing.
The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. [Psalm 92:12]
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