Faith Formation Framework Series 2: Faith Internalized Through Spiritual Practices and Learningنموونە

Living Loved

Focus

Visualization: Picture yourself and those you love wrapped in God’s unshakable embrace.

Listen

Scripture: 1 John 4:16 (NIV)
"God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them."

Reflection:
At the center of faith is not certainty, but love. Before young people obey, serve, or lead, they must know that they are deeply, unconditionally loved by God. Love is not earned. It is not revoked by failure. It does not depend on performance. This love can sustain them when doubts rise, when injustice wounds, when the world seems unsteady. Each Christian is meant to be the presence of God's love embodied. Through our love, young people can come to know that God is not far off, but present— in suffering, in joy - always at work drawing all creation toward wholeness.

Apply

How will you embody God’s love for a young person who needs reassurance this week?

Respond

God of love, anchor young people in the unshakable truth that they are beloved. Let me be a vessel of your tenderness and grace as they discover their identity in you.