Friday’s Reflection "> MY THEOLOGY OF PEACE is rooted in thanks. I know one thing for sure: when I’m up to my eyeballs in dirty dishes and leftover turkey parts, and when I look through my house to witness the collective noise of twentysome family and friends enjoying boisterous communion in the ... Continue

Thanksgiving Day Thursday’s Reflection GOD’S ABUNDANT GRACE is a gift for which I give thanks. My life is blessed, not because I am good but because God has led me in the life of faith. - Don Beisswenger Locked Up: Letters and Papers of a Prisoner of Conscience From page 42 of Locked Up: Letters ... Continue

Wednesday’s Reflection JOY AND PEACE come into our lives then, when we mind more about God than we do about ourselves, when we realize what the things that matter really are. The Spirit clears up our problems about what we want or ought to be at, simplifies us and throw ... Continue

Tuesday’s Reflection THERE IS NOTHING you can do to earn your way into heaven. God is perfect, and when we return to God, we shall be perfected in God’s love. That will not happen as a result of any act on our part, as if we could wake up one morning ... Continue

Monday’s Reflection “WHERE DID I GET THE IDEA that worship must always be restrained, quiet, and dignified? Throughout my long life, you have showered me with blessing upon blessing. Today I will not withhold the praise you deserve. Awaken the passion that I’ve kept tucked away for a rainy day. It’s all about you, Lord. ... Continue

Reign of Christ Sunday’s Reflection COME, LORD JESUS! Pitch your tent and make your home with us. Be our friend and helper every day. Open our ears to your teachings, and strengthen us for the tasks you have given us. Come to reign in our hearts now, and come at last to ... Continue

Saturday’s Reflection FOR CHRISTIANS, Jesus is the visible face of God. And in the stories of Jesus’ interactions with people, we see further evidence of the extent of God’s compassion and the lengths to which God will go to restore each individual to wholeness. - Kim Barker Birthed in Prayer From page 157 of ... Continue

Friday’s Reflection “GRACIOUS LORD, hope of Israel and joy of the redeemed: hear me when I cry to you out of the depths, for I long to see your face and to receive your grace as I rest in your Word of promise, even the Christ who lives and reigns with ... Continue

Thursday’s Reflection WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN the freedom to choose what we see, what we pay attention to, what we rest our awareness on. There are zillions of things that can attract us, call us to themselves. Our task is to choose which ones we want to pay attention to, which ... Continue

Wednesday’s Reflection WE ARE CALLED, in this broken world, to open ourselves to the beauty that persists. To allow ourselves to see and to be stunned.BLESSINGMay you move through this daywith eyes open to the Godwho shines like the sunwithin and around you. - Jan L. Richardson In the Sanctuary of Women From page ... Continue