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- Advent - Christmas Blessing by Howard Thurman
- Psalm 51:1-12 - Teach me wisdom in my secret heart
- Exodus 24:12-18 Moses was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights
- Advent - Canticle Isaiah 12:2-6 - I Will Trust and Not Be Afraid
- 2 Samuel 5: It is you who shall be shepherd of my people...
- I will seek the lost...
- Psalm 124: 1-8 - The snare is broken and we have escaped
- Psalm 4 - Answer me. Hear my prayer.
- Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b - Difficult and unexpected encounters
- Advent - Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Anointed to proclaim
Category Archives: Discernment
James 2:1-17 You shall love your neighbor as yourself
James 2:1-10 (11-13) 14-17 1My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? 2For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if … Continue reading
Posted in Discernment, Faith, James, Lectionary, Prayer, Revised Common Lectionary, Sin
Tagged faith, James 2, love your neighbor, Meditation, Prayer, spiritual journey
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1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 – Understanding to discern what is right
1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 10Then David slept with his ancestors, and was buried in the city of David. 11The time that David reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12So … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Kings, Discernment, Lectionary, Meditation, Prayer, Revised Common Lectionary, Wisdom
Tagged discernment, King Solomon, Meditation, Prayer, spiritual journey, understanding, walk in my ways, wisdon
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Mark 3:20-35 – Whoever Blasphemes Against the Holy Spirit Cannot be Forgiven
MARK 3:20-35 20… and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. 21When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.” 22And the scribes who … Continue reading
Posted in Confession, David, Discernment, Faith, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, Hope, Lectionary, Mark, Surrender
Tagged #blashpemes, #housedivided, #treeofJesse, Meditation, spiritual journey, spirituality
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1 Samuel 3 – Your Servant Is Listening
1 SAMUEL 3:1-10 (11-20) 1Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. 2At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Discernment, Draw Near, Hope, Humility, Lectionary, Light, Peace, Revised Common Lectionary, Samuel, Truth
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1 Samuel 3 – Your Servant Is Listening
1 SAMUEL 3:1-10 (11-20) 1Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. 2At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim … Continue reading
Isaiah 49:1-7 The Lord called me before I was born
Isaiah 49:1-7 1Listen to me, O coastlands, pay attention, you peoples from far away! The LORD called me before I was born, while I was in my mother’s womb he named me. 2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword, … Continue reading
James 2:1-17 You shall love your neighbor as yourself
James 2:1-10 (11-13) 14-17 1My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? 2For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if … Continue reading
Posted in Discernment, Faith, James, Lectionary, Prayer, Revised Common Lectionary, Sin
Tagged faith, James 2, love your neighbor, Meditation, Prayer, spiritual journey
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1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 – Understanding to discern what is right
1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 10Then David slept with his ancestors, and was buried in the city of David. 11The time that David reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12So … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Kings, Discernment, Lectionary, Meditation, Prayer, Revised Common Lectionary, Wisdom
Tagged discernment, King Solomon, Meditation, Prayer, spiritual journey, understanding, walk in my ways, wisdon
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