Micah, an Old Testament prophet, expressed hope in the compassion and mercy of God, who does not stay angry forever and stamps out guilt. Mary Magdalene mistook the Risen Lord for a gardener until He exclaimed her name. Jesus counts anyone who does the Father’s will as family and knows us by name. In a parable of seed scattered on all kinds of ground, Jesus taught the importance of receptiveness to the Word so that we remain well grounded and able to grow in faith. The mother of James and John wanted Jesus’ assurance that her sons would sit beside Him as King, but the Lord gathered the Twelve to tell them that servants rank highest in heaven. Hoping in the Lord, how do we seek to become more deeply rooted in His Word?