November 21
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is
one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
We can see the one, the only God already in the
world of nature around us. Everything is in
harmony, everything that is necessary for life is
provided. The whole world--heaven and earth,
animals and plant life--is ruled by the One Spirit,
Lord and God. The One Spirit, too, should rule
humankind; it should no longer exhibit such
opposing traits, but become united. That is the
meaning of "the One Lord and God"--that we too
must be as one. All evil divisiveness and
pessimism is to cease, so that something good,
positive, and beautiful that emanates from God
can spread throughout the human race. This is
what is implied by these words from the New
Testament, "They all joined together constantly
in prayer" (Acts 1:14).
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, from
Family Prayers for Each Day.
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