God, There are moments, days even, When I doubt. There, I said it out loud. Times when I wonder if all this God-stuff is real. When I look at life around me – life across the ocean and across the street – I wonder if you’re present, if you see and hear. If prayer matters. …
These questions are connected to the message: “Who Will Be Saved?” from Sunday, July 3, 2022. You can watch that here. Dive In: Read this passage (Luke 13:22-35) in an unfamiliar translation. Reflect: As you read this passage in an unfamiliar translation, what caught your attention? Where have we individually or collectively fallen into complacency? …
Jesus, In two days we mark the birth of Canada, This spectacular dominion from Atlantic to Pacific. This land, a refuge to so many fleeing war ravaged regions Itself disfigured by the ravaging of our Indigenous brothers and sisters. This land, native to so few and home to so many. Help me as I wade …
God, today I want to intentionally thank you for my body. I don’t remember the last time, if ever, I did this. Perhaps because I take this gift of flesh and blood for granted. Perhaps because I have a complicated relationship with my body: Grateful yet resentful, appreciative but critical, careful yet reckless. Thank you …
These questions are connected to the message, “It’s Not the Size of the Seed but the Impact of the Tree” from Sunday, June 19, 2022. You can watch it here. Reflect: What stood out to you in the text or sermon? What challenged you or caused some “resistance?” Has there been a situation in your …
Remind me today, God, That you are a God of new beginnings, A God of resurrection Who turns graves into gardens, Who restores broken things – Broken hearts, broken lives, broken relationships, broken bodies. That from tiny seeds you grow mighty trees … And tiny shrubs with yummy fruit. Today, for me, for _____________, Would you …
God, some days, maybe today, I feel small. Small in an unseen, unappreciated, insignificant, kind of way. Small in my achievements, my influence, my impact, my worth. Such a small little nut in the cogs and wheels of life, of this world. Remind me again of why I’m here? Remind me again of your love …
These questions are connected to the message: “Jesus, Hypocrisy, and the LGBTQ+ Community” from Sunday, June 5, 2022. You can watch it here. Reflect: Spend a few minutes inhabiting this scene while someone reads it 2-3 times. Try not to overthink it, just be there as an observer, in your imagination, as if you’re hearing this …
God, it seems like everyone else has it all together. Everyone else has plans. Plans for the summer, for the future Plans for school, for family, for travel. Plans for retirement. Plans for dinner. God, I wish I had plans. I wish I had it all together. I do have this one plan, this one …
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These questions are connected to the message: “Self-Preservation or Jesus Emulation?” from Sunday, May 29, 2022. You can watch it here. Dive In: Read this passage in The Message translation. You can find it here. Reflect: As you read this passage in an unfamiliar translation, what caught your attention? What from the passage or sermon …
