Craving God's Goodness
1 Peter 2:1-10 NRSVue
2 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice and all guile, insincerity, envy, and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.[a]
4 Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and 5 like living stones let yourselves be built[b] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in scripture:
“See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
7 This honor, then, is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,[c]
“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the very head of the corner,”
8 and
“A stone that makes them stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[d] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
10 Once you were not a people,
but now you are God’s people;
once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.
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As we continue our walk through the lectionary this Sunday we will hear a word from Pastor Kyliah Clarke Villa, friend of pastor Kari, from I Peter 2:1-10 about Craving God’s Goodness!
Kyliah Clarke Villa has been ordained with the Covenant since 2013. She holds an MDiv from Fuller Seminary, and a BA from Calvin College in Spanish and History. She and her husband John have been married for twenty three years, and have four children ranging in age from nineteen to nine. This time of year she enjoys reading in front of a fireplace, cold walks out around the pond and keeping an eye out for signs of spring around their home in West St. Paul. Kyliah is passionate about getting to know God through the Bible, connecting with our neighbors, and encouraging the church to apply God’s good news in every sphere of our lives.