Text:

Luke 5:27-32

Takeaways:

• Who am I in this story? The one laying something down or the one picking something up? Both?
• Can I remember a time or times in life when I was awakened, when everything changed?
• Start a journal. Record the leaving behinds and the picking ups.
• Break a bad habit. Start a good one.

Benediction:

As you go forth from this place,
may the wind of the Spirit
startle your senses
and blow through your life;

May the fire of the Spirit scorch your complacency
and light your way.

And may the blessing
of the Holy One—
Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer—
rest with you now and forever more.
Amen.