Hey everyone, I'm Dr. Allison.

Today's scripture offers us a wiser way of being human as we step into the day.

As we continue through this first week after Easter, we're making a small seasonal shift.

In liturgical churches, the readings after Easter often move away from the Old Testament and

into the book of Acts. And this is intentional. Easter isn't only about what happened to Jesus.

It's also about what begins to happen in all of us, in ourselves, in our relationships, and in our

communities after resurrection. Axe shows us what new life looks like as it starts to take shape

in real time. So today we're going to follow that rhythm too. Today's reading comes from Acts 3, 1 through

10. One day, Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer at 3 in the afternoon.

Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to

beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked

them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said,

Look at us. So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.

Then Peter said, silver or gold, I do not have, but what I do have, I give you, in the name of

Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.

Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and

ankles became strong. He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into

the temple courts walking and jumping and praising God. When all the people saw him walking and

praising God, they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate

called Beautiful. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

This is such an embodied story. You can almost see it happening. The gate, the daily routine,

the same place, the same posture, the same request, day after day after day. This man has

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