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O God, You are reckless with your love. Rather than picking a good spot, you offer love all around. You spread forgiveness and compassion far and wide. Your welcome is open wide for all your children. Help me to welcome the breadth of your love for me and others. Teach me to live in your hope-filled ways. Thank you …
1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, …
I wonder how often Jesus felt weary. He was always on the move from town to town. He faced ongoing criticism from religious leaders and folks in the crowds. The disciples were always missing the point when he was teaching. Everywhere he went, he was mobbed by people seeking healing or other help. In the first part of this week’s …
God of rest, When I am weary, When I have too much happening, Help me come to you and find rest. Help me to feel your love and care. Show me you are near as I pray or read your story. Help me find you in music and art and nature’s beauty. Remind me of your love through the love …
Arts Festival is a perfect time to meet at Old Main! We’ll gather on around 5:45 pm on Thursday, July 13th near the front steps of Old Main and walk into town for dinner at a local shop or one of the concession stands. Hopefully, we’ll have a mix of folks new to campus and folks who have been around …
[Jesus spoke to the crowd saying:] 16“To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, 17‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19the Son of Man came eating and …
When I was a child, the Fourth of July was a day of celebration for the whole community. We’d dress in red, white and blue and join the whole neighborhood on Illinois Boulevard, watching watch bands and local groups as they paraded down the street. We would stand for every US flag that led each drum corps. After the parade …
Gracious God, we give thanks for the freedom and abundance we enjoy in our country, and we ask you to help us exercise generosity in our national life, addressing root causes f the poverty, hunger, injustice, racism and lack of opportunity our neighbors experience on a daily basis. Amen ELCA Prayer Ventures, July 2023 July 4th
Early in the morning on sunny days, I can hear birds start to sing as the sun begins to light the sky. Of course, most of them are outside, but there is one who lives in our house. Henry is a Red-billed Fire Finch who has been part of our family for more than eight years. My younger daughter’s love …
O God, You fill the world with life and abundance. Vines and trees, grasses and flowers, plants of every kind. Mice and possums, racoons and foxes, deer and other forest animals. Minnows and water striders, trout and sunfish, so many water creatures. Hawks and ravens, songbirds and finches, skies and trees filled with birds. Thank you for the diversity in …
