Prayer for the Day:
Lord, your presence comforts us and gives us hope. You did not turn your face away from our sin and shame. Instead, you met us in the muck and mire of our real lives. Grant us the courage to receive the gift of your perfect Spirit in the midst of our imperfect lives. Amen.
Hebrews 2:14-18
14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. 16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. 17 For this reason he had to be made like them, m fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. 18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
Reflection
When does Jesus seem most human to you?