The Quote:
“When two people relate to each other authentically and humanely, God is the electricity that surges between them.” – Martin Buber
Wisdom from Scripture:
Romans 1: 8-12 (NIV)
“First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. 9 God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 10 in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.
11 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— 12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.”
Acts 17: 27-28a
“God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.”
Proverbs 18: 25 (NIV)
“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Prayer:
Holy God, you dwell among us in many and various ways. Your spirit brings us to live and your spirit also IS the life between us. Help us to recognize what is true, authentic and life-giving in our relationships, that we may nurture that which honors your will and your abiding love for us. Amen.