Tag: god
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The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Forrest Gump said life is like a box of chocolates. I have discovered that life is more like a crossword puzzle. It gives us clues, and we spend our lives discovering the answers. Sometimes it is like a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle: the pieces look so much alike, but somewhere they fit together to form the…
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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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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…
