Day 280 Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Scripture Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from the Lord. —Psalm 62:5 Wisdom Here are nine things to do while you're waiting that don't involve mindlessly checking your phone: - Smile at a stranger - Practice a "sights and sounds" meditation, clearing [...]
Day 279 Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Scripture Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. —Matthew 5:12 Wisdom The Kingdom journey is a call to become grains of dust that tip the scales in favor of Life. [...]
Day 278 Monday, June 5, 2023 Scripture Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. —2 Corinthians 3:17 Wisdom Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, None but ourselves can free our minds. Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them can stop the [...]
Day 277 Sunday, June 4, 2023 Scripture As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness. —Psalm 17:15 Wisdom Spirituality is a matter of ripening. . . . Think of the three ways of ripening: being awake, choosing wisely, and learning to [...]
Day 276 Saturday, June 3, 2023 Scripture I have said this to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!” —John 16:33 Wisdom Christian nonviolence is not a strategy to rid the world of violence, but rather the [...]
Day 275 Friday, June 2, 2023 Scripture Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” —Matthew 14:31 Wisdom Author Madeleine L’Engle recalls a question she received following a lecture at a well-known Christian college. “Do you believe in God without any [...]
Day 274 Thursday, June 1, 2023 Scripture Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is not burned up.” —Exodus 3:3 Wisdom Staying Power By Jeanne Murray Walker In appreciation of Maxim Gorky at the International Convention of Atheists, 1929 Like Gorky, I [...]
Day 273 Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Scripture In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy —Philippians 1:4 Wisdom While we cannot conjure up joy we can practice joyfulness even when we are not yet joyful. —Bruce Epperly, Faith in a Time of Pandemic Prayer Let joy cascade down, [...]
Day 272 Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Scripture Jesus got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. —Mark 4:39 Wisdom “Courage is fear that has said it’s prayers” —Karle Wilson Baker, from her 1922 book of poems called Burning [...]
Day 271 Monday, May 29, 2023 Scripture Immediately the father of the child cried out, “I believe; help my unbelief!” —Mark 9:24 Wisdom There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds. —Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poem: In Memoriam A. H. H. Obiit MDCCCXXXIII:96 Prayer Give me faith and [...]