Divine Encounter
My memory takes me to a prayer service I attended at Christ House, a medical care and whole being recovery facility for homeless men in Washington, DC. I sat shoulder to shoulder with patients and staff and others gathered to acknowledge our belonging in the hands of a loving God and offer our longing for […]
Where God Shows Up – May 5, 2022
“We wait beside tombs because this is where God shows up: where love leads us back to life without reason and often without hope. God appears in the places where there is nothing left but devastation, where there are only dead ends and solid walls, when no one else is coming. And it is here, […]
God Is Nearby – May 4, 2022
“Christians throughout the ages have found… a God who takes the initiative, a God who is always beforehand with men, seeking them before they seek him. Jesus presents to us a “seeking” God whose very nature it is to go the whole way into the wilderness in quest of man. This morning I challenge you […]
Open Our Eyes – May 3, 2022
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus, to reach out and touch him, and say that we love him. Open our ears, Lord, and help us to listen. Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus. –Robert Cull, hymn lyrics