Loving Father, Creator Spirit, Thank you that you created all people. That you knit us together in our mother’s womb and placed a purpose on each person’s life. Thank you that there were no mistakes in your creation Thank you, God, that we have weeks like these where we can turn our focus to reconciliation.…
Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And…
There is a season for everything, A time for giving birth, A time for dying. A time for tears, A time for laughter, A time for mourning, A time for dancing. (Ecclesiastes 3:1,2,4) The trees grow more restless; October wind weaves through them. They shake their arms in dismay as if to fight the coming…
If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back,…