1 Peter 2:2-10 - Like living stones let yourself be built into a spiritual house

1 Peter 2:2-10

²Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation — ³if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

⁴Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and ⁵like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶For it stands in scripture:“See, I am laying in Zion a stone,a cornerstone chosen and precious;and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”⁷To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe,“The stone that the builders rejectedhas become the very head of the corner,”⁸and“A stone that makes them stumble,and a rock that makes them fall.”They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

⁹But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.¹⁰  Once you were not a people,but now you are God’s people;once you had not received mercy,but now you have received mercy.

• Light a candle to remember Christ’s presence with you.
• Sit five to fifteen minutes in silence bringing your attention to the Breath.
• What spiritual milk do you desire?
• Spiritual milk is needed for growth.
• Drinking spiritual milk will grow us into living stones.
• Living stones proclaim the mighty acts of God.
• Living stones witness to the life-giving acts of our experiences in God.
• Living stones desire to be pulled out of darkness into the marvelous light.
• Living stones once were dead but now live again.
• Living stones once were merciless but now have mercy.
• As a living stone, how do you desire to be built into a spiritual house?
• What is your message from God?
• Give thanks to God for this time in prayer and for any new insights you have received.
• Share as you feel led in the reply box below.

Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday, May 14, 2017, the Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year A)Acts 7:55-60Psalm 31:1-5, 15-161 Peter 2:2-10John 14:1-14If you use these prayers in other groups, please give credit to author. Permission to use in not-for-profit settings (c) 2017 The Rev. Lil Smith, M.Div., DASD