I Heard Your Call – Nov. 12. 2020
Lord Jesus Christ,You were poorand in distress, a captive and forsaken as I am.You know all man’s troubles;You abide with mewhen all men fail me;It is your will that I should know youand turn to you.Lord, I heard you call and follow;Help me. –Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison
Prayer Will Change Us – Nov. 5, 2020
“A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses. I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me. His face, that hitherto may have been strange and intolerable to me, is transformed in intercession […]
Breathe Into Me – Oct. 12, 2020
O God, empty me of angry judgments,and aching disappointments,and anxious trying,and breathe into mesomething like quietnessand confidence,that the lion and the lamb in memay lie down togetherand be led by a trustas straightforward as a little child. Catch my pride and doubt off guardthat, at least for the moment,I may sense your presenceand your caring,and […]
Forgive Me – Oct. 2, 2020
Forgive me that I have not loved enough.Forgive me so that I can love you and others,no matter what their sins may be.Forgive me that I have not fully believedin the possibility and power of forgiveness.Forgive me so that I can forgive—others and myself. Amen. —Maren Tirabassi and Joan Jordan Grant, An Improbable Gift of […]
