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Elisha saw this and cried out, 'My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!' And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore it in two. He picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. Then he took the cloak that had fallen from him and struck the water with it. 'Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?' he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over. 2 Kings 2: 12-14 About This Image: It was almost fall when I took this picture on the Little River Tail in Elkmont. You can see some fall color in the leaves but there is still green there. Fall is a season of transition; the hot days of summer give way to the beginning days of winter. You can feel the change in the crisp air and beautiful blue skies. The scripture today is a story of transition in the lives of two prophets, Elijah the mentor and Elisha his successor, the ending of one ministry and the beginning of another. It is a beautiful story full of imagery that will make you think. I encourage you to read it slowly several times thinking about what each of people in the story must have been feeling. In the story Elisha followed his mentor across the river Jordan to an unnamed place. He knew that it would be the last time that he would see his mentor. We know that Elisha felt deep grief because he tore his clothes in two places. And after he grieved he picked up the cloak of his master and walked into his new beginning as the prophet of God. We all have endings and beginnings in our lives; some are joyful and some are sorrowful. Like Elisha sometimes we will grieve. Call out to God in your grief and then walk slowly forward to your new beginning in the power of God.
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Karen Milligan
2/7/2018 09:24:29 am
This is a longer post than I usually write and I want to explain why. First I want to thank my pastor, Ellen, for explaining what the Revised Common Lectionary is and pointing me to some great resources that have given me new insight on scripture. (look for links to TextWeek and Feasting on the Word on the Ideas pages).
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