Tag: bible
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Lord Jesus Christ, Heal What Is Wounded
As I read tonight’s Daily Office, one phrase from my prayer kept coming back to me: “Lord Jesus Christ, heal what is wounded.” We all carry wounds. Some are visible. Others have been tucked away for years, yet they still influence how we hear a word, respond to disagreement, or receive someone’s love. I know…
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Standing Amazed at Grace
“Since each person possesses his own unique characteristics, predispositions, and abilities, he will use different ways and means to achieve one and the same goal. In like manner, there are many ways to achieve the goal of the inner activity of prayer, as can be seen from reading the insights of the Holy Fathers.” I…
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God, You Know the Whole Truth About Me: The Curious Pilgrim
I have read the Psalms for years. I know their cries for help, their fears, and their pleas for protection. But today, something familiar opened up in a new way. I heard a person bringing the whole truth of his life into relationship with God. There is danger outside him, but there is also struggle…
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Praying While the Questions RemainThe Curious Pilgrim
I find myself sitting beside the Professor in the Seventh Meeting of The Pilgrim Continues His Way. He asks questions I have asked, and some I am still asking. If God already knows what we need, why ask? If God’s providence is at work, what difference does prayer make? Can another person’s prayers really help…
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Unity: A Gift We Learn to Live
Daily Office readings for October 1, 2026Psalm 131, 132, 133, 134, 135; Micah 3:1–8; Acts 24:1–23; Luke 7:36–50 “How good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!” Psalm 133 gives us two images for that unity: the oil poured on Aaron and the dew of Hermon. The oil is poured on Aaron,…
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When a Teaching Sounds True: Weighing the Sources of Truth
I have been sitting with the Seventh Meeting in The Pilgrim Continues His Way. The conversation has stirred questions in me—not because I want to dismiss the people in the book, but because I want to discern what weight to give their teaching. The Professor speaks about the solitary life in broad strokes, describing hermits…
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Waiting for Morning, Moving with Strength
Daily Office Readings for September 30, 2026: Psalm 119:145–176; Psalms 128, 129, and 130; Micah 2:1–13; Acts 23:23–35; Luke 7:18–35. Today I am writing about an issue I struggle with, as I believe many of us do: waiting when making decisions and choices. In today’s Daily Office readings, Psalm 130:5–6 connected for me with Isaiah…
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The Next Faithful Step
Daily Office Reflection · September 29, 2026Psalms 120–127; Micah 1:1–19; Acts 23:12–24; Luke 7:1–17 The Songs of Ascents sound like prayers carried along a road. The journey begins with distress: “In my distress I cry to the Lord.” The pilgrim lifts his eyes and asks where help will come from. Soon other voices join him:…
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Unceasing Prayer: Staying Connected to the Source
As I read the conversation about unceasing prayer in The Pilgrim Continues His Way, I wrestled with some of its language. The discussion speaks of discipline, effort, and the human longing for God. I believe prayer matters deeply, and I also believe we are saved by grace through faith—not by our works. As I kept…
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What Is Shaping My Heart?
Daily Office Reflection for Monday, September 28, 2026Psalm 106; Hosea 14:1–9; Acts 22:30–23:11; Luke 6:39–49 Psalm 106 begins with praise and thanksgiving, but it soon becomes a confession: “Both we and our ancestors have sinned;we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.” The psalmist does not stand at a safe distance and condemn previous generations. He…
