Here we are in Matthew 14:22–33 and I bet in the midst of the international pandemic and our wrestling with all those problems that have become magnified by the pandemic: racism, homelessness, poverty, childcare, healthcare, etc, that we all wish we could walk on water right now. I would love to be able to identify… Read More
Look, this day, for the tendrils of holy love to reach through the weeds and wrap themselves around what yearns for tenderness. In the thicket of busyness, amidst the buzz of chaos, the stillness of what is most essential awaits. Our hearts are full with unfolding promise, with the wounds inflicted by shards of thoughtlessness… Read More
Let me behold your face, I prayed, but instead you met me in the dark and bent me into painful knots. Let me be relieved, I pleaded, and instead you laid a path among my adversaries. Let me prove my heart, I declared, but instead you withdrew to tend the song of creation’s seasons. Let me… Read More
written to accompany a sermon on Isaiah 55:1-5 God of Overflowing Love, We confess that we doubt that all that you offer us as your children will be “enough.” Holy One, draw us in and show us the love that will never let us go. May we learn to love you and others as we… Read More
Essay by Congressman Lewis here. The Reverend Julia Seymour serves Big Timber Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Big Timber, MT. She blogs at lutheranjulia.blogspot.com and readsallthethings.com. She contributed to There’s A Woman in the Pulpit and is President of the board of RevGalBlogPals, Inc. RevGalBlogPals encourages you to share our blog posts via email or social media. We do not grant… Read More
It’s a week of abundant abundance, no matter which Old Testament stream you follow. Are you wrestling with God right now, as Jacob did? Or are you hearing Isaiah’s call of welcome to the feast of God’s people? Paul weeps for his “kindred according to the flesh” who seem to have missed out on the… Read More
O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You are acquainted with all my ways. For it was you who formed my inward parts; I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. – Psalm 139:1-14… Read More
As we cry out for the end to violence all around us May we seek to address the violence within us As we demand justice from leaders and systems May we ensure that our actions are just As we declare love as the answser May we seek to ground our work and lives in love… Read More
God of All Emotions, There are friends in our midst who may be feeling this way, and we hold this space for them… Dread shoves joy out of the way, and despair becomes our new companion. Even when the sun shines, it’s like a cloud filters all of the light out of our sight. Hope… Read More
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