Identity: I Am Loved

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Matthew 19:14, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

Identity: I Am Loved

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

If Jesus called you close in the middle of that crowd, what would you want to say to Him first?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for welcoming me just as I am, without my having to deserve it.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

Jesus, thank You for never treating me like an interruption. Help me believe today that I am already loved before I do a single thing.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Today, go up to someone who usually gets left out and have a conversation with them.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)