Acts 13:15 (NRSV) After the reading of the law and the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, give it.”
In college, I worked a part-time job in a nondescript cubicle adjacent to the office for prison ministry, directed by the Rev. Angelus Wilson. Every day, I tiptoed to my cubicle, trying to escape Angelus’s notice. I was shy, and Angelus was as physically imposing as he was kind. Inevitably, he heard me and called from his desk, “Brother! What’s the good word?” I always answered politely. “I’m fine.” “Good!” he said, and he smiled back broadly. We both went back to our work, but his question lingered.
Like the synagogue officials, Angelus wanted a word. To believe that the God who delivered Israel out of Egypt, raised Jesus from the dead, and lives and moves with us today is to believe Angelus’s question is always worth asking. And answering.
Pray for hearts to hear and speak stories of the good word, Christ at work in our lives. Lord Christ, remind us of the blessing we become for each other in the profession of your love and mercy.
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