Listen with ears of tolerance! See through the eyes of compassion! Speak with the language of love. Rumi (Sufi Mystic) Set a jug in the middle of the table, the kind anyone can pour from. This one draws on the theme “Embracing the Liturgy: Evangelism,” with Priscilla Pope-Levison’s Models of Evangelism, Mike Breen’s Building a
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Enjoy this conversation! Text: Proverbs 31:10-31 CENTERING YOURSELF Loving God, help me center my heart and mind in Your presence. Let me find peace and stillness as I seek to understand and embrace the journeys of others. Grant me the wisdom and compassion to honor each person’s unique path and reflect Your love in all
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Enjoy this reflection! Text : Exodus 18 CENTERING YOURSELF God of my Ancestors, I come before you humbly, seeking Your presence and guidance. I enter into this time of reelection in the hope You would fill me with Your spirit and help me to be open to Your leading. May I be transformed by Your
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Text: Psalm 16 CENTERING YOURSELF Gracious God, help me to find stillness in my heart and mind as I come into your presence. Let me rest in your peace and find comfort in your love. Quiet my racing thoughts and guide me to a more profound sense of gratitude for all the blessings in my
The chalice is on the table in Luke 22, passed hand to hand at the Last Supper, and before the evening is over the disciples are arguing about which of them is greatest. Sip your way through the short play, because the shade flies fast: James decides he is pretty great, and John says he
Enjoy this reflection! Text: Psalm 116 CENTERING YOURSELF One: I will worship the Lord, who hears my cries for help and delivers me from my distress. All: We will join you in worship and give thanks for God’s mercy and goodness and lift our voices in praise and adoration. One: The Lord is my refuge
Enjoy this reflection! Text: Mat. 28:1-15; Mk. 16:1-8; Lu. 23:54 – 24:9; Jn 20:1-2 CENTERING YOURSELF Gracious God, in this Resurrection season, I center myself on the reality that you are living and present God, not in an empty tomb. May my heart and mind be open to receiving your love, truth, and grace so
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Enjoy this week’s devotional! Text for the Week: Ps. 118, Is. 50:4-9, Mat. 21:1-11 CENTURING YOURSELF El Shaddai, Today, we remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem as he rode on a donkey to the shouts of “Hosanna!” We recall Isaiah’s prophetic words about the suffering servant willing to endure hardship for the sake of others.
Enjoy this devotional. Texts: Ezek.37:1-14, Psalm 130, John 11:1-45, Rom. 8:6-11 CENTERING YOURSELF Gracious and loving God, I come before you with an open heart and mind. As I continue my journey through Lent towards the cross, help me always to be mindful of your presence with me. Calm my Spirit, still my heart, and
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