Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 9:1-14 (NRSV, The Message); Zechariah 1:7-17 (NRSV, The Message); Romans 2:1-11 (NRSV, The Message) I’m thanking you, God, from a full heart,I’m writing the book on you...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 119:41-48 (NRSV, The Message); Deuteronomy 6:1-9, 20-25 (NRSV, The Message); James 2:8-13 (NRSV, The Message) You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according ...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 106:1-12 (NRSV, The Message) Genesis 27:1-29 (NRSV, The Message) Romans 16:1-6 (NRSV, The Message) I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church at Cenchre...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 19:65-72 (NRSV, The Message); Deuteronomy 17:2-13 (NRSV, The Message); Romans 13:1-7 (NRSV, The Message) Do you want to be on good terms with the government? Be a respo...  Read More

In her book, Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, Cynthia Bourgeault devotes a chapter to The Welcoming Prayer. The welcoming prayer was written by Mary Mrowzowski and popularized by Father Thomas Ke...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 17 (NRSV, The Message); Revelation 3:7-13 (NRSV, The Message); 2 Samuel 11:27b–12:15 (NRSV, The Message) ...the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.2 Samuel 1...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 17 (NRSV, The Message); Revelation 3:1–6 (NRSV, The Message) ; 2 Samuel 11:2-26 (NRSV, The Message) Your words were found, and I ate them,and your words became to me a ...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 26:1-8 (NRSV, The Message) Jeremiah 15:15-21 (NRSV, The Message); Romans 12:9-21 (NRSV, The Message) Matthew 16:21-28 (NRSV, The Message) Your words were found, and I a...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 26:1-8 (NRSV, The Message) Jeremiah 15:10-14 (NRSV, The Message); Matthew 8:14-17 (NRSV, The Message) He touched her hand and the fever was gone. No sooner was she up o...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 26:1-8 (NRSV, The Message) Jeremiah 15:1-9 (NRSV, The Message); 2 Thessalonians 2:7–12 (NRSV, The Message) So I never losesight of your love,But keep in step with you,n...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 26:1-8 (NRSV, The Message) Jeremiah 14:13-18 (NRSV, The Message); Ephesians 5:1-6 (NRSV, The Message) Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn p...  Read More

Daily Lectionary Reading: Psalm 87 (NRSV, The Message) Isaiah 43:8-13 (NRSV, The Message); Romans 11:13-29 (NRSV, The Message) I’ve always been Godand I always will be God.No one can take anything fro...  Read More