God of healing and salvation, turn my eyes away from my troubles and set my focus on you — first, for this time of worship, and even in the days ahead. Setting captives free Though St. Patrick’s Day …
God of Sinai, help me receive your law as grace: gift, not burden. When we walk in your ways, life is better both for us and, more importantly, for our neighbors. A breath of fresh prayer Norwegian theologian Ole …
CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS FOUNTAIN A fountain, or well, symbolizes Jesus, our living water. Jesus told the Samaritan woman at the well that everyone who drinks the water he gives will never thirst again. It “will become in them a spring …
Creator, I rest in your strength that never wearies; I trust in your understanding that reaches beyond all my searching. (Based on Isaiah 40:28.) 1st Sunday in Lent
The Transfiguration Last Sunday after Epiphany Children’s B
Why we lament In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic struck America during the middle of Lent, a season associated with deprivation. Some people made light of the shutdowns, joking, “I didn’t mean to give up this much for Lent!” Others asked why the …
Rock of ages On walks, I enjoy searching for heart-shaped rocks. One day in 2020, I spotted a broken heart, which seemed fitting as illness, racism and suffering dominated the headlines. I thought of Psalm 34:18, NIV: “The Lord is …
Live in the light Often we want to be able to see into the future. We say, “How will next year be for me? Where will I be five or 10 years from now?” There are no answers to these …
Truth + love I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become reality. I believe that unarmed truth …