Today’s Reflection IF PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA are perceived as persons with souls, then mainline churches have been negligent in their ministry to them. If we value these people as children of God, we must treat them as if they were still able to experience a relationship with God. We must believe ... Continue

Today’s Reflection WHEN WE ARE periodically called to remember our baptism and be thankful, we are invited to remember who and whose we are for this part of the journey: this day, this week, this daily life in the web of relationships that make up our home, leisure, work, local, church, ... Continue

Today’s Reflection “THEN LITTLE CHILDREN were being brought to him in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those who brought them. …” These disciples aren’t bad or evil persons. They just know about priorities. … Matthew declares up front that people ... Continue

Today’s Reflection I RECEIVED WORD early this month [April 2003] that I should report April 6 to the federal prison in Manchester, Kentucky. Later I learned that I could bring nothing except a Bible, my eyeglasses, and my watch. I was concerned about whether I could bring my medicine for diabetes. A ... Continue

Today’s Reflection IN YOUR COMPASSION, gracious God,you hear the cry of the poor, the needy, and the lonely ones.May we also hear the cries of our brothers and sisters,responding in love as you have shown us in your Son,our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. - The Upper Room Worshipbook “Psalm Prayer” (Psalm 34, adapted ... Continue

Today’s Reflection AFTER MY WIFE, Joyce, died in December 2002, I grieved, acknowledging the loss of my partner of fifty years. Dealing with this new reality in my life was a slow yet wondrous process. … Joyce has a permanent place in my life and in my heart, but once she ... Continue

Today’s Reflection THE TENDER LOVE that our good Lord has for all who will be saved . . . comforts quickly and sweetly, explaining in this way: . . . All will be well, and every kind of thing will be well. These words were shown quite tenderly, with no hint of ... Continue

Today’s Reflection BY THE LIGHT of faith I have acquired wisdom in the wisdom of the Word, your only begotten Son. In the light of faith I am strong, constant, and persevering. In the light of faith I hope. Do not allow me to faint by the way. This ... Continue

Today’s Reflection RISEN LORD of Easter, you have already conquered everything I can ever fear. Fill my entire being with joy. Amen. - Alive Now, March/April 2007 From page 60 of Alive Now, March/April 2007. Copyright © 2007 by The Upper Room. All rights reserved. Used by permission. http://bookstore.upperroom.org/ Learn more about or ... Continue

Today’s Reflection THE RISEN CHRIST is with us and therefore we need not fear the events of this day or any day that lies in our future. We know that each day will be lived in companionship with the only One who is able to rescue, redeem, save, keep, and companion ... Continue