Tag: god
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Still Learning, Still Growing
Daily Office Readings — Wednesday, September 23, 2026Psalm 101; Psalm 109; Psalm 119:121–144; Hosea 4:11–19; Acts 21:15–26; Luke 5:27–39 The Psalms reveal the wide range of human experience. In Psalm 101, David pledges to live a blameless life with integrity. He will refuse to look upon anything vile or vulgar. He will reject perverse ideas,…
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He Made Us, and We Are His
Daily Office Reflection for Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Readings: Psalms 94, 95, 97, 99, and 100; Hosea 4:1–10; Acts 21:1–14; Luke 5:12–26 “He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.”—Psalm 100:3 As I read today’s psalms, this phrase captured my attention: He made us, and we are…
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God Uses What Is in Our Hands
Saint for September 22, 2026: Samuel Eli CornishPresbyterian Minister, Abolitionist, Publisher, and Journalist1795–November 6, 1858 “God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform.” When I read the story of Samuel Eli Cornish, I am reminded that God’s calling is not limited to a church building or a pulpit. God calls people from every…
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Project: The Pilgrim Continues His WaySeries: Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See*Part 4: Teach Me to See My Neighbor
Source: The Pilgrim Continues His Way, Author Unknown, translated by Olga Savin, Shambhala, Boulder, 2001. Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See My Neighbor In my last reflection on The Pilgrim Continues His Way, another prayer was added to my School of Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, teach me to see. The Skhimnik has been teaching…
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Freedom Sent Her on a Mission
Remembering Sojourner Truth September 21, 2026 Some saints inherit wealth, education, and influence. Sojourner Truth began life with none of these. Born Isabella Baumfree around 1797, she entered the world enslaved in New York. Dutch was her first language. When she was about nine years old, she was sold at auction with a flock of…
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When Grace Meets Us Beside Empty Nets
Daily Office Readings for Monday, September 21, 2026Psalm 89; Hosea 2:14–23; Acts 20:17–38; Luke 5:1–11Source: The Book of Common Prayer, Proper 21 There are times when what we experience seems to contradict what we believe about God. We experience loss, tragedy, illness, disappointment, broken relationships, and alienation. We remember the promises of God, but we…
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Grace Refuses to Abandon the Pilgrim
Daily Office Reflection — Sunday, September 20, 2026Proper 21, Year TwoPsalm 66, 67, 19, 46; Hosea 2:2–14; James 3:1–13; Matthew 13:44–52Source: The Book of Common Prayer Lord Jesus Christ, teach me to see. I have read Hosea before. But this morning I saw something I had never really seen. Hosea describes Israel as having wandered…
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Project: The Pilgrim Continues His Way Series: Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See: Unceasing Prayer, Part 3
Source: The Pilgrim Continues His Way, Author Unknown, translated by Olga Savin, Shambhala, Boulder, 2001. Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Me to See The disciples once asked Jesus to teach them to pray. Jesus gave them the prayer we know as the Lord’s Prayer. The Orthodox tradition has also given us what is commonly called the…
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The Laborers Who Answered the Call
Saints — September 20, 2026Jackson Kemper, Episcopalian (December 24, 1789–May 24, 1870) Source: A Year with American Saints, G. Scott Cady and Christopher L. Webber, Church Publishing, 2006. Jesus looked at the crowds and saw the need. “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” Then he told his disciples to pray that the…
