Tag: bible
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Mercy That Meets Us Where We Are
Daily Office Readings for Sunday, September 27, 2026Psalm 118; Psalm 145; Hosea 13:4–14; 1 Corinthians 2:6–16; Matthew 14:1–12Source: The Book of Common Prayer, Proper 22 We have written often about grace, but today’s readings invite us to stop and consider another beautiful expression of God’s love: mercy. Psalm 118 repeats the words: “His mercy endures…
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Remain Connected to the Source
Pilgrim Series: The Sixth Meeting—Unceasing Prayer and Salvation Source: The Pilgrim Continues His Way, author unknown, translated by Olga Savin, Shambhala, 2001 Over the years, I have heard salvation described in two very different ways. Some speak as though salvation were a single act of God’s grace after which the way we live no longer…
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God Has Not Given Up on Me
Daily Office Readings for Saturday, September 26, 2026Psalms 107, 108, and 33; Hosea 11:1–9; Acts 22:17–29; Luke 6:27–38 Life is filled with challenges. Some arise from choices I have made. Others come from decisions made by people whose lives touch mine. Still others simply happen because illness, loss, disappointment, and uncertainty are part of living…
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Lord Jesus Christ, Heal What Is Wounded—Change Me
Pilgrim Series: Reflections on The Pilgrim Continues His WaySixth Meeting In the Sixth Meeting of The Pilgrim Continues His Way, the Professor, the Pilgrim, and the Skhimnik discuss unceasing prayer as a way of entering more deeply into union with God. The prayer they describe is not an incantation. It is not merely mumbling the…
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Melville B. Cox: Planting an Unfinished Work
Saint for Friday, September 25, 2026Melville Beveridge Cox, MethodistNovember 9, 1799–July 21, 1833 Melville B. Cox knew grief, illness, and interrupted plans. Born near Hallowell, Maine, in 1799, he entered the New England Methodist Conference as an itinerant preacher in 1822. Tuberculosis forced him to stop preaching in 1825. He moved to Baltimore, worked in…
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It Is Time to Seek the Lord
Daily Office Readings for Friday, September 25, 2026Psalm 102; Psalm 107; Hosea 10:1–15; Acts 21:37–22:16; Luke 6:12–26 “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.”—Hosea 10:12 When I first read today’s passages, I could…
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The Pilgrim Continues His Way
Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See — Part 7 Teach Me to See Creation and Relationship I love doing crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles. I begin every morning with the daily crossword. When I finally fill in the last answer, I am amazed at how all the words fit together. A jigsaw puzzle is…
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The Heart Behind the Covenant
Daily Office Readings for Thursday, September 24, 2026Psalm 105; Hosea 5:8–6:6; Acts 21:27–36; Luke 6:1–11Proper 21, Book of Common Prayer “He is mindful of his covenant forever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations.” —Psalm 105:8 Today’s reflection grew out of a conversation between two pilgrims—Rex and Will—as we walked together through…
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The Porch Where the Seed Was Planted
Project: SaintsSaint: Francis Clement Kelley, Roman CatholicNovember 24, 1870–February 1, 1948 Source: A Year with American Saints, G. Scott Cady and Christopher L. Webber, Church Publishing, 2006. Looking back over my years in the Church and in the United States, I have seen many changes. Some have been good, and some have been bad. We…
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Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to Seek Truth
Project: The Pilgrim Continues His WaySeries: Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See*Part 6: Teach Me to Seek Truth Source: The Pilgrim Continues His Way, Author Unknown, translated by Olga Savin, Shambhala, Boulder, 2001. Jesus said: “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the…
