Thursday, April 30, 2026

Scripture

“Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house.” 1 Peter 2:5a

Reflections

Stones are put together to make buildings.  Peter describes us as “living stones”.  When we are put together as God’s people, we make up something special, a “spiritual house”.

Houses are not built with one stone.  The same is true of God’s “spiritual house”.  It takes a number of us.  If we are not willing to be made into something special together, it will not happen.  This is why Peter says, “let” yourselves be built into a spiritual house.  When we welcome the work of God within our lives, God does what only God can do.  We are no longer “dead stones” but “living stones”.  The very life and presence of God inhabit us—evidence of what God, our Creator, loves to do, bringing life from death.

We may speak of Church buildings as being “God’s house”.  At the same time, wherever God’s people gather, be it inside a building or out in a field, God’s Spirit resides.  A tornado may take out a building, but as long as God’s people are gathering, the spiritual house remains.

If you are ever tempted to think of your life as boring and unimportant, remember that God has given you a special role within the context of his chosen people—one of his living stones.  As a part of God’s people, you are called to be a means by which he is present within our world.

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for choosing me as your own.  Thank you that you have special plans for my life.  Give me a willing spirit to be used by you as a part of your people this day.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Full Reading: 1 Peter 2:2-10