A simple prayer for Sundays… and for just about any day.
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God shows us early on that setting limits is a gift, and the Spirit invites us to imitate that way of being.
Read MoreToday we reflect on the gift of rest and how one of the great Jewish rabbis thought about sabbath.
Read MoreThe idea of a whole 24 hours off each week is pretty foreign in the modern world - but perhaps it’s just the gift we really need to rest deeply.
Read MoreSpiritual surrender has at times been placed at odds with working for justice - as if they aren’t the flip side of the same coin. Today we hear from Howard Thurman on this…
Read MoreNot all time is created equal. Some time is more sacred than other time.
Read MoreSo often our anxiety causes us to run faster, to keep on moving, trying in vain to get everything fixed. And yet the invitation to rest awaits us…
Read MoreThere are a lot of hits that we take in life. Today we reflect on what it means to lay those down and find liberation.
Read MoreJesus is not afraid to talk about how religion burns us out. Are we willing to go with him on that journey?
Read MoreA poem invites us into considering our lives and how packed they are, asking us if we have space to make meaning.
Read MoreSome bible verses feel like a chore, but if we can do the emotional work to embrace them in healthy ways, they could form pathways forward to life-giving practices.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be a lover of the good? Dottie Oleson invites us into a simple practice of noticing and cherishing the good around us.
Read MoreHave just a little structure in our prayer life can make a big difference.
Read MoreJesus had habits that shaped his spiritual life. Let’s learn from him to do the same.
Read MoreOne of the parts of creation that can be the most difficult to spot God in is ourselves. Let’s work on that today.
Read MoreInstead of forcing down our anxiety (Doesn’t God say not to be anxious, after all?) what we we found a new way through by hearing God’s heart in the command itself.
Read MoreBrene Brown points out the difference between awe and wonder - and both are appropriate responses to meeting God in nature.
Read MoreAs we think about the gift that nature is for helping us connect with God, we might also want to think about what equity looks like so that everyone can access nature.
Read MoreJesus gives very simple commands like “see the birds” and “watch the flowers.” It’s not fancy, but it can be remarkably healing.
Read MoreToday we read a poem by Jan Richardson which serves as a contemporarily rewriting on Psalm 46.
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