God of Love,You are with us in every transition and change,As we enter into this new era with excitement and even some anxiety,We recall you deep compassion, presence, and abounding love.We thank you for the gifts, talents and skills with which you have blessed us.We thank you for the experiences that have brought us to […]
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There are ChristiansWho have hysterical reactionsAs if the world had slipped out of God’s hands.They are violentAs if they were risking everything. But we believe in history.The world is not a roll of the diceOn its way toward chaos.A new world has begun to happenSince Christ has risen? Jesus Christ,We rejoice in your definitive triumphWith […]
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It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view.The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts,It is even beyond our vision.We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.Nothing we do is complete,Which is another way of saying thatThe Kingdom always lies beyond […]
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God of Love,You are with us in every transition and change.As we enter into this new era with excitement and even some anxiety,we recall your deep compassion, presence, and abounding love.We thank you for the gifts, talents and skills with which you have blessed us.We thank you for the experiences that have brought us to […]
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Dear God,On this day I ask You to grant this request?May I know who I am and what I am,Every moment of every day.May I be a catalyst for light and love,And bring inspiration to those whose eyes I meet.May I have the strength to stand tall in the face of conflict,And the courage to […]
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Our lives and our work are a constant series of endings and beginnings. Some of these endings come suddenly or unexpectedly. Others are planned and come more gradually. Some are happy. Some are sad. But each ending gives us the opportunity for a new beginning. As is said, “When one door closes, another door opens.” […]
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