Made Alive

Ephesians 2:1-5 ... Sin brings death...a corrosion of the image of God stamped into each of us... a virus that infects every aspect of our being... Here is a glimpse of Yellowstone Lake with ice still floating in early June. Its edges are marked by the effects of forest fires. A cold barren place to behold... but come later in the summer new life will flourish around this lake. Jesus takes our pitiful lives and breathes new life into us... life that endures forever...life that brings light to the whole world. Open our minds and hearts to see the effects of God's love restoring us ... recreating us ... renewing us into Christ's resurrection image.