—Joanna Harader Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:1-12 (Beatitudes) –The above link will show you both the New International Version of the scripture and Eugene Peterson’s translation from the Message. It is interesting to look at these familiar words in a fresh way. Here is a video of these verses put to song. Prayer: Dear God, We … Continue reading
by Erika Marksbury Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:13-18 Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy … Continue reading
by Joe Greemore Scripture: John 1:1-14 (NRSV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4in him was life, and the … Continue reading
by Kimberly Knowle-Zeller Scripture: James 5:7-10 Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. … Continue reading
by Dena Douglas Hobbs Scripture passage: Matthew 3:1-3 “In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way … Continue reading
by Lynace Pabst Veit Scripture: Psalm 98 (NRSV) 1 O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things. His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory. 2 The LORD has made known his victory; he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations. 3 He … Continue reading
by Erika Marksbury Scripture: Psalm 84:1-7 What a beautiful home, God! I’ve always longed to live in a place like this, Always dreamed of a room in your house, where I could sing for joy to God-alive! Birds find nooks and crannies in your house, sparrows and swallows make nests there. They lay their eggs … Continue reading
by Joe Greemore Reading: Psalm 121:1-8 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 He who keeps Israel will … Continue reading
by Dena Hobbs THE TABLE WITH NO EDGES We will sit down where feet tire from the journey. We will sit down where grief bends the back. We will sit down under roofs wrecked by artillery. We will sit down where cries sound from cracked walls. We will sit down where heat beats like hammers. … Continue reading
by Jennifer DiFrancesco Prayer We dare to imagine a world where hunger has no chance to show its face. We dare to dream of a world where war and terror are afraid to leave their mark. We long to believe in a world of hope unchained and lives unfettered. We dare to share in the … Continue reading
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