Wed Apr 9-Lives of Service and Love
John Wesley, while not explicitly focusing solely on grief, emphasized the importance of finding comfort and assurance in God during difficult times.
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Tue Apr 8-When All Seems lost, How Do You Hold On To Hope?
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
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Mon Apr 7-What Do You Believe About Yourself? About God?
One of the most powerful and moving moments of my life took place on the floor of the General Conference a year ago, after the vote was taken to remove the anti-LGBTQ language from the Book of Discipline. After the vote, delegates and visitors gathered and spontaneously began singing this song, written by Mark Miller, a musical legend of the UMC who, through the years, has also been my friend, seminary teacher and choir director.
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Fri Apr 4-What Do You Worry About?
Worry – we know it is not good for us. We know it raises our stress level and our blood pressure. It can cause us to overeat, have trouble sleeping, and make us anxious, unwell, and unkind. So, what is the point?
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Thu Apr 3-What Answers Do You Seek?
Are you familiar with the word “nebby”? It is “Pittsburghese” meaning…
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Wed Apr 2-Where In Your Life Do You Need Healing?
When I read this story and think about the faith and determination this man and his friends showed, I think about my father’s journey in getting a double lung transplant and the great faith and determination he, my mother, and many other people showed during this process.
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Tue Apr 1-Following Blindly
Have you ever had to unlearn something? It seems almost harder to unlearn information and behaviors than it was to learn it. For instance, for years I learned to use Apple computers and iOS , but when I had to learn Microsoft for a new laptop I was given, my brain just couldn’t grasp the new info. I kept trying to navigate this new situation, using the old information.
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Mon Mar 31 – Cruel Assumptions
I made a cruel assumption that literally challenged the way I justify bad things happening in this world. It was a hard lesson in prejudice, compassion, and the need for reflection on my assumptions.
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Fri Mar 28-What Are You Thirsty For?
There are approximately 30 mentions of “thirst” in the Bible. Sometimes it is literally being physically thirsty, as when Jesus suffers on the cross and cries out “I thirst.” However, “thirst” is used more often metaphorically to represent a deep spiritual longing particularly for God’s grace, as exemplified in Jesus’ words and actions,
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Thu Mar 27-Connect More, Judge Less
As a 22-year-old female tattoo artist in a small, conservative town in New Jersey, I stand out. With over forty visible tattoos, a lip piercing, eyebrow piercing, and nose ring, people are often shocked when they find out I’m religious and attend church regularly.
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Wed Mar 26-What Can You Offer the World?
It took me a long time to figure out my path in college. After changing my area of study a whopping seven times and feeling like a fish out of water, I went to my Advisor to seek her counsel on what I could do to finish a degree and start the “productive” era in my life.
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Tue Mar 25-Taking Delight In The Lord
For me, our Isaiah 58 scripture is extremely meaningful because it is so clear. God really cares about all of humankind and caring makes it necessary to set out standards for us to follow.
