Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants,
Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. –1 Peter 4:10 Jesus Washing Peters Feet Ford Madox Brown, 1821-1893 My morning’s meditation topic was “service” and it started a train of thought (ok it was actually a brain worm but let’s not quibble) … Continue reading not what you say but what you do matters – Prayerful Tuesday
15 One of the dinner guests, on hearing this, said to him, ‘Blessed is anyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!’ 16Then Jesus* said to him, ‘Someone gave a great dinner and invited many. 17At the time for the dinner he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, “Come; for everything is … Continue reading Come to Dinner . . . A Meditation on Luke 14:15-24
Many of us live in nice safe neighborhoods with few opportunities to interact with those who are disadvantaged except maybe on the street when we are approached by a homeless person. And while disasters are all too common today I would guess that most of us are relatively unaffected by such actions as shooting … Continue reading Imagination and Visio Divina – Prayerful Tuesday
1 Kings 8:10-13 10And when the priests came out of the holy place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord, 11so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. 12Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 13I have built … Continue reading God in a Box? – Prayerful Tuesday
This is one of the most moving and forceful articles you will read this week. Amy Piatt is a minister of the WORD in every way possible. Source: An Opportunity for Grace in the Face of Hateful Protest
We are all Homo Sapiens sapiens but we will never be Human Beings until we stop just surviving and begin to live in harmony with each other and all creation. I have been trying to comprehend the shootings in South Carolina at the First Emanuel AME Church. Just as the acts in other mass … Continue reading Stand up and say NO MORE – Prayerful Tuesday
Nursing an Ebola VictimPicture by Dr. Rudyard, Health Pictures Matthew 25: 36 “I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” One of the books I read while I was on my sabbatical was Fields of Blood, Religion and … Continue reading on being human—Prayerful Tuesday
