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Stretch Out Your Hand to Love
“Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, Jesus said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out and his hand was...
Dreams That End
The LORD said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel?" // 1 Samuel 16:1 Back in the days of my...
Learning Loving Obedience
“Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission than the fat of rams.” // 1 Samuel 15:22 Chop, chop, chop. The crisp sound of the knife sliding through the potatoes calms...
Do Whatever He Tells You
“Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.” // John 2:4-5 I always marvel...
A Scene I Struggle to Witness
“Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” // Mark 2:17 I struggle to love...
Remember His Goodness
For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. // Psalm 89:2 Lord, You are just going to have to take care of everything, I thought as I boarded...
Chosen Despite Disastrous Defeat
“He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere.” // Mark 1:45 “It was a disastrous defeat, in which Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers....
Is Your Servant Listening?
"I have waited, waited for the Lord." // Psalm 40:2 I’d been in my university position for fourteen years. I loved my job, my colleagues were like family to me,...
A Life Activated by Faith
“She remained long at prayer before the Lord.” // 1 Samuel 1:12 I’m moved by the story of Hannah in today’s reading. Hannah was married to Elkanah, who had two...
A Personal Invitation
"Repent . . . . Come after me." //Mark 1:15, 17 The dishes by the sink, the broken window that needs repairs, the disagreement in the background that too quickly...
Loved in This Very Moment
“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” // Luke 3:22 I stood at the sink washing up dishes from breakfast, feeling my sadness. The day seemed...
From Great Darkness into Dazzling Light
"The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen." // Matthew 4:16 When he was in...
