Bios, Psuche, Zoe

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Begin 
Silence, Stillness, and Centering before God (2 minutes)  
Consider focusing by personalizing the Lord’s Prayer  

“Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in heaven”
        Lord, as I enter my world today, help me to see it as your world and myself as your
        servant.   Amen   

Scripture

“This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him . . . . .our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.  We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.”                        1 John 1:1-4 (NLT)


Reflect  

There are three Greek words (the New Testament was written in Greek) for life.   Bios means physical life.  Psuche refers to the God created self, the mind, will and heart.   Zoe refers the Life of God contained in Jesus and offered to us through Jesus Christ.   

The Bible begins and ends with the Tree of Life, yet many of us live so much of our lives feeding instead on the bread of anxious toil (Ecclesiastes 2:22).  We seek bios (feeding the cravings of our appetites) and psuche (feeding our mental state with food that disorders rather than nourishes) and we miss Zoe, the pulsating, vibrant life of God that is not bound by circumstances, moods, or others’ view of us.   When we seek bios and psuche we not only miss zoe, but we miss bios and psuche as well.   When we seek zoe (the life that is truly life as found in and offered by Jesus) we get not only zoe but also bios and psuche “thrown in”

Question to Consider


In what ways do you seek the cravings of bios and psuche before you seek "the one who is life itself"?  Why do you do that?  What is one thing you can do to change that?

Prayer

The  "Lord, thank you for John's Letter.  I am so tired of living under my circumstances instead of "above" them.  Help me to grasp the Life that you offer, and in doing so enter each day living in the light, incredibly grateful, and with confidence in you.  Amen." 
       

Conclude with Silence   (2 minutes)

 
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