by Lynace Pabst Veit Scripture: Galatians 5:1, 13-25 This week’s reading is the familiar story from the book of Galatians about the Fruit of the Spirit. I suggest using the version from the Shine On story bible to read as a family. Paul wrote to the people of Galatia: My brothers and sisters, God wants … Continue reading
by Jennifer DiFrancesco Prayer Living God, Remind us that the Good News is so magnificent that we can’t completely understand it. Open our hearts this day that what our minds cannot comprehend can be received deep within our spirit. Amen. Scripture: John 13:31-35 (Common English Bible Translation) When Judas was gone, Jesus said, “Now the … Continue reading
by Casey Wait Fitzgerald Opening Prayer God of Love, open our hearts and minds as we consider the words of the apostle Paul. Help us to remember God’s incredible love for us, and may we give that love to each other. Amen. Scripture The apostle Paul wrote his first letter to the church in Corinth, … Continue reading
by Jennifer Mills-Knutsen Scripture: Matthew 6:2-4 “Whenever you give to the poor, don’t blow your trumpet as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets so that they may get praise from people. I assure you, that’s the only reward they’ll get. But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left … Continue reading
“…God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” – 1 John 4:16b Marjorie Thompson shares this story in her classic book Soul Feast: “A protestant pastor returned from a visit to a monastery. He confessed to his son that he did not understand how the … Continue reading
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