Witness for Peace
Suddenly he is among them. All that he represented to them had come to a violent end–and now he has returned. All they treasured had been ripped away, and now is with them again, beyond their understanding. “Peace to you,” he says, almost casually. “Why are you troubled?”* As though he does not know. As […]
Facing Pain
How it must have pained Jesus to reveal to his closest friends that he was leading them on a path that was going to bring suffering and rejection. Ultimately, it would bring even death.* We want our friends not to worry, not to dread what lies ahead, and yet we also want to be able […]
For Something Greater – June 25, 2020
“To lose the earth you know, for greater knowing; to lose the life you have for greater life; to leave the friends you loved, for greater loving; to find a land more kind than home, more large than earth.” ―Thomas Wolfe, You Can’t Go Home Again
Carry Us – Oct. 23, 2019
You call us into discipleship, O One Who Bears All Burdens, making a way through the wilderness, hovering near in pillar and cloud, revealing bits of Your glory when all seems hopeless and courage fails. Carry us on the wingtips of Your never-failing promise, through moments of discouragement as we push against the tide. You […]
