Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on top of a hill can’t be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on top of a lampstand, and it shines on all who are in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people, so they can see the good things
Scripture: Psalm 16:2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you, I have nothing good.” Thought for the Day: I’ve been wrestling with this passage for a few days. As I read and reflect and read again those 16 words, I find myself asking, “Do you really believe it?” How much of my life is not connected to God, but left alone because I
Scripture: Philippians 4:9 Practice these things: whatever you learned, received, heard, or saw in us. The God of peace will be with you. Thought for the Day: Even though the old saying – practice makes perfect – is not always true, there is something very important to practicing whatever it is that is important to us. The word Paul uses in this verse is a word that implies
A Prayer For This Sunday – The Power and generosity of your Spirit, O God, moves across the universe – it is found in every element, known and unknown. There is nothing that is apart from you. Your Spirit moves and gives life to all that was, is and shall become. It is that Spirit that pulses with life through your church, your Christ-centered community. We call its
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:12-13 When you call me and come and pray to me, I will listen to you. When you search for me, yes, search for me with all your heart, you will find me. I will be present for you, declares the LORD… Thought for the Day: This has often been viewed as an if-then statement, the divine bargaining chip. Yet how exactly will God listen if
Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4a The LORD said to Abram, “Leave your land, your family, and your father’s household for the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation and will bless you. I will make your name respected, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, those who curse you I will curse; all the families of the
Scripture: Matthew 5:43-45 You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
Scripture: Luke 10:35 The next day, he took two full days’ worth of wages and gave them to the innkeeper. He said, “Take care of him, and when I return, I will pay you back for any additional costs.” Thought for the Day: I occasionally have my son watch a video by Bill Nye the Science Guy. He helps take complex ideas and make them accessible. I think
Scripture: 2nd Corinthians 9:6 What I mean is this: the one who sows a small number of seeds will also reap a small crop, and the one who sows a generous amount of seeds will also reap a generous crop. Thought for the Day: John D. Rockefeller, Sr. is one of the fascinating people in American history. Along with becoming one of the wealthiest people in all the
Scripture: Mark 1:16-18 As Jesus passed alongside the Galilee Sea, he saw two brothers, Simon and Andrew, throwing fishing nets into the sea, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” he said, “and I’ll show you how to fish for people.” Right away, they left their nets and followed him. Thought for the Day: Constantly Lievens was a Jesuit Priest and missionary to India. Today is the anniversary