Psalm 121 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! 3 He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. [...]
Psalm 15 A psalm of David. 1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? 2 Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. 3 Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of [...]
Merry Christmas! Isaiah 9:2-7 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness-- on them light has shined. For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, [...]
Psalm 72:1-7 1 Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king’s son. 2 May he judge your people with righteousness and your poor with justice. 3 May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness. 4 May he defend the cause [...]
Reflection Fixed prayer times have been around since ancient days. The practice of “Praying the Hours” – praying at set times of the day - still exists in many spaces in Christianity today. There are usually set prayers or scripture and a very general idea might historically has been to [...]
Reflection 10-16-2025 This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength." Isaiah 30:15 “Sacred is the pause that draws us into silence. Nourishing are the moments when [...]
Reflection 7-24-25 May we always come as children in prayer. We invite you to read this version of the Lord's Prayer from the Big Bible Storybook for children. Praise you, God. You are very great in every way! Please give us the things we need to today. For You will [...]
Psalm 46:1-7 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. 4 [...]
Isaiah 35:8-10 NLT 8 And a great road will go through that once deserted land. It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-minded people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways; fools will never walk there. 9 Lions will not [...]
Psalm 130 (MSG) A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1-2 Help, God—I’ve hit rock bottom! Master, hear my cry for help! Listen hard! Open your ears! Listen to my cries for mercy. 3-4 If you, God, kept records on wrongdoings, who would stand a chance? As it turns out, forgiveness is your habit, [...]
Reflection: March 21, 2024 Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life." El-Shaddai - translated from the Hebrew root word sadday meaning mountain. Psalm 121 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. [...]
Reflection: February 29, 2024 Spend a moment with Psalm 1:1-3 and Jeremiah 17:7 & 8 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on [...]
As we journey through life, we often find ourselves in a desert kind of place. A place that feels desolate, lonely, harsh, and perhaps unfamiliar. And we might even feel the compulsion to escape and run to more familiar landscape. However, we are invited to resist that temptation for it [...]
