Joel 2:12-13
““Yet even now,” says Yahweh, “turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.” Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.”
The prophet Joel is speaking to the people of Judah, likely during a time of severe drought and locust plague, which he interprets as a sign of impending judgment. He urges them to turn back to God, not just with outward rituals, but with a sincere change of heart.
How might genuine sorrow, expressed together, open a path for deeper connection and change today?