Posts with the category “the-daily”

Rejoice in hope; be patient under trial; persevere in prayer.Romans 12:12 What Hope Is Not, Part 2Today we continue cleaning out the spiritual toolbox — naming what isn’t hope so we can recognize the ...  Read More

Rejoice in hope; be patient under trial; persevere in prayer.Romans 12:12 What Hope Is Not, Part 1This Advent, many of us are naming what we’re afraid to hope for. As we said on Sunday, fear is not fa...  Read More

"Optimism and hope are not the same. Optimism is the belief that the world is changing for the better; hope is the belief that, together, we can make the world better."Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Hope That W...  Read More

In the days of the ruler Herod, there was a priest named Zechariah...Zechariah was deeply disturbed...and was overcome with fear. Luke 1:5, 13 (selected) Fear As InformationWhen we look at the world J...  Read More

ScriptureBut I called your Name, O God,from the depths of the pit.You heard me call: “Don’t close your earswhen I cry for mercy!”You came to me when I called.“Fear not!” you said.Lamentation 3:55-57 S...  Read More

ScriptureLet the Chosen One guide you on the path of peace and harmony, and then as his one body this peace will be the guiding light in your hearts as you give thanks to the Great Spirit. Let the mes...  Read More

ScriptureLet the Chosen One guide you on the path of peace and harmony, and then as his one body this peace will be the guiding light in your hearts as you give thanks to the Great Spirit. Let the mes...  Read More

ScriptureLet all the earth shout for joy to Grandfather. Serve Grandfather with glad hearts. Come before him with singing and dancing. Take it to heart that Grandfather is the Great Spirit. He created...  Read More

Scripture4Always dance with joy before our Honored Chief! I will say it again: dance with joy! Let everyone see how kind and thoughtful you are. Our Honored Chief is close at hand. Do not let your hea...  Read More

ScriptureOn his way to Village of Peace (Jerusalem), Creator Sets Free (Jesus) took the path following the border between High Place (Samaria) and Circle of Nations (Galilee). He went into a small vil...  Read More

Always dance with joy before our Honored Chief! I will say it again: dance with joy! Let everyone see how kind and thoughtful you are. Our Honored Chief is close at hand. Do not let your hearts be wei...  Read More

He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon.   Luke 6:17 Have you ...  Read More

-Richard Bruxvoort Colligan Living PERMA the Jesus WaySeligman’s PERMA model and the gospel story both remind us that wellbeing is not just about feeling good — it’s about being whole.When we live wit...  Read More

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the opp...  Read More

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the opp...  Read More

When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom.- Luke 4:16 Finding God in the RhythmsJesus didn't discover his purpose in a dram...  Read More

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the opp...  Read More

"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich...  Read More

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."- Jeremiah 29:11 DevotionalThere's a profound difference betwe...  Read More

""There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the ric...  Read More

"My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick." - Jeremiah 8:18  DevotionalTears can seem so small and insignificant. A drop of water sliding down a cheek—what difference could it possibly make ...  Read More

"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." - Luke 16:13 DevotionalWh...  Read More

Devotionals We LikeCenter for Action and Contemplation Daily MeditationUnited Church of Christ Daily DevotionalThe Upper RoomCommon Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals......  Read More

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." - Luke 16:10We often view grief as something to ove...  Read More

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." - Luke 16:10When facing enormous challenges like cl...  Read More

"For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." - Romans 12:4-5We liv...  Read More

Matthew 15:8-10 (NRSV, The Message)"Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost."Luke 15:10 (NRSV)Have you ever lost something seemingly insignificant that sent you searching franticall...  Read More

Matthew 18:21-35 (NRSV, The Message)Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the churchg sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “N...  Read More

Ephesians 4:25-27 (NRSV, The Message)"Be angry..."Ephesians 4:25Anger is neither good nor bad—it’s energy. Left unchecked, it can destroy, but held with care, it can heal. Ephesians acknowledges that ...  Read More

Psalm 137 (NRSV, The Message)By the rivers of Babylon—there we sat down and there we weptwhen we remembered Zion...Happy shall they be who take your little onesand dash them against the rock!Psalm 137...  Read More

Psalm 23 (NRSV, The Message)You serve me a six-course dinner, right in front of my enemies.Psalm 23 (The Message)This week and next we're talking about enemies, taking pages from Melissa Florer-Bixler...  Read More

Matthew 5:13-16 (NRSV,  The Message)You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.Matthew 5:14 (NRSV)In a world that often values physical strength and power, there exists a dif...  Read More

Romans 12:1-2 (NRSV, The Message)So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before G...  Read More

Romans 12:1-2 (NRSV, The Message)So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before G...  Read More

Read Mark 11:20-25 (NRSV, The Message)Jesus was matter-of-fact: “Embrace this God-life. Really embrace it, and nothing will be too much for you. This mountain, for instance: Just say, ‘Go jump in the ...  Read More

Read Ephesians 4:25-32 (NRSV, The Message)Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up,b as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.Ephe...  Read More

Read Psalm 19 (NRSV, The Message)These are the words in my mouth;these are what I chew on and pray.Accept them when I place themon the morning altar,Oh God my Altar Rock...-Psalm 19:14 (The Message)Co...  Read More

Read Habakkuk 2:1-3 (NRSV, The Message)Write what you see.Write it out in big block lettersso that it can be read on the run.This vision-message is a witnesspointing to what’s coming.It aches for the ...  Read More

Read Psalm 139:1-14  (NRSV, The Message)O Lord, you have searched me and known me...I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:1,14The conversations we have with ourselves might ...  Read More

Read Luke 6:43-45 (NRSV, The Message)You don’t get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor good apples off a diseased tree. The health of the apple tells the health of the tree. You must begin with your ...  Read More