Scripture: Job 22:7-9 You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. The powerful possess the land, and the favored live in it. You have sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you have crushed. Thought for the Day: Like many of you, I am deeply concerned about the children who are finding their way to
Scripture: Psalm 6:9 The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord accepts my prayer. Thought for the Day: In Sunday’s sermon notes, I mention the Jewish scholar, Abraham Joshua Heschel. He was a voice of wisdom and insight to people of many faith traditions, and in regard to prayer, he wrote in one of his essays: “Prayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of
Scripture: Exodus 23:12 Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your donkey may have relief, and your homeborn slave and the resident alien may be refreshed. Thought for the Day: Shabath is the Hebrew word we translate as rest. It is also where we find our word, Sabbath. Shabath literally means to cease. Well as
Scripture: Psalm 72:19 Blessed be his glorious name forever; may his glory fill the whole earth. Amen and Amen. Thought for the Day: Yesterday morning, I took my car in for a little work. Donna was taking care of another project, so I asked if the car place could take me home. They had a shuttle available, but another woman would be riding along. The shuttle took her
Scripture: Mark 7:32 They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. Thought for the Day: Who is ‘they’? In Mark’s Gospel, this group of people is unnamed. Yet this ‘they’ brought another human being to Jesus, a man in need of a grace-filled touch. Do you have a ‘they’ in your life?
Scripture: Acts 2:17 In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Thought for the Day: On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon and those on Earth waited anxiously to watch Neil
Scripture: Isaiah 43:19 Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. Thought for the Day: I referenced Albert Einstein in this coming Sunday’s Sermon Reflections, but in my research, I stumbled across another quote that has been rattling round in my head ever since. Einstein
Scripture: Mark 13:7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come. Thought for the Day: In light of recent events in Israel, Gaza and the Ukraine — along with so many other places of war, injustice and suffering — this scripture from Mark’s Gospel makes a person wonder. Yet it is important
Scripture: Luke 14:26 Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Thought for the Day: A week ago, our Ten Commandments’ Study focused on the Fifth Commandment which says we are to Honor our Mothers and Fathers. Alongside those words, I referenced the above words from Jesus who seems to
Scripture: Colossians 3:12 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Thought for the Day: Rev. Robert Fugarino, a Timothy of Cypress Creek Christian Church, made an interesting comment in response to a quote from Richard Rohr who wrote, “The Lord comes to us disguised as ourselves.” Robert’s comment was that in the movie, The Prince of Egypt (the animated