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What are the ordinary things in your life that give you hope today? At this moment, I am enjoying blue sky and sunshine. I shared laughter and conversation with people I love over lunch today. I just finished a bike ride on a quiet road on a cool afternoon. These are among the things that give me joy, keep me …
God of the ordinary, You have created the whole universe, and still you bring hope and healing to me in countless ordinary ways. Help me to feel your love and presence in a kind word, a shared laugh, a real hug. Show me your healing and hope in small successes, sunny afternoons, songs that touch my heart. You bring new …
35Jesus said to [the crowd,] “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” 41Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we …
Do you have a favorite kind of bread? Bread is among my favorite foods – I especially like heavier bread that is dense and flavorful. The kind of bread that is moist and springy when it is fresh and crispy and firm when toasted. Bread is wonderful spread with butter or dipped in olive oil, piled with delicious meats, chesses …
24When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were [beside the sea,] they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. 25When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you …
O God, You feed me with so much more than bread. Help me to see the powerful ways you enrich and nourish me. Help me to notice how you fill the world with your love. Show me ways to help as you feed and transform me and everything. Amen. hunger | the crowd finds Jesus in John 6
Whether the summer months have flown by or seemed to last way too long, now that it is August, there is no denying that fall is on the way! We are getting ready to welcome students (new and returning) to campus and are eager to start the new school year! Watch our socials, our website, and this listerv for info …
When have you been able to make a feast out of just a little bit? Can you think of a time when you didn’t have much, but it became a rich and abundant opportunity? I remember a snack that seemed like a huge meal when some friends and I were backpacking in the Colorado mountains. We had been hiking uphill …
God of abundance, Help me see the possibilities you are bringing in my life. Open my mind and heart to embrace the transformation you are working in the world. Use me as you make simple, small beginnings into something remarkable. Show me how much we can do with only a little. Amen little feasts | Jesus feeds a multitude with …
1Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. 5When he looked up and saw a …
