1   When Israel went out from Egypt,            the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,  2   Judah became God’s sanctuary,            Israel his dominion. 3   The sea looked and fled;            Jordan turned back.  4   The mountains skipped like rams,            the hills like lambs. 5   Why is it, O sea, that you flee?            O Jordan, that you turn back?  6   O…

15When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. 16When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet…

7“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens: 8“I know your works. Look, I have set before you an open door, which no…

13Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: My servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be put to shame; 14my servants shall sing for gladness of heart, but you shall cry out for pain of heart, and shall wail for…

Lord, we thank you for strength and guidance. Where we end, you begin. Your words are a lamp to our feet as we try to discern our path. Thank you for the light of your love. Amen!

Dear Lord, we thank you today for the stillness in our meditation. As we contemplate scripture and the miracles of the devout, we ask to be drawn ever closer to you. We ask that our hearts be opened like the petals on a beautiful flower and filled with your love. Please allow us to empty…

Dear Lord, we thank you for the opportunity to live in peace. We thank you for the guidance of your Word and the grace of your forgiveness. May we take time each day to explore our connections to you and one another as we work to heal brokenness in our communities and provide a living…