Sunday’s Reflection THE GROAN OF THE SPIRIT is also a groan of intercession. The Spirit is praying, inside of me, inside of you. The Spirit of God takes the intercession of Jesus before the Father in heaven and all the time prays it within our hearts. There is a prayer meeting constantly going on in our [...]

INDEPENDENCE DAY (U.S.) Saturday’s Reflection FROM SHORE TO SHORELet God’s praise be sung.From mountain highs to valleys lowLet the echo of praise resound.From the mouths of children and the prayers of saintsLet thanksgiving abound. - Larry James Peacock Openings: A Daybook of Saints, Psalms, and Prayer From p. 211 of Openings: A Daybook of Saints, Psalms, and Prayer by Larry [...]

Friday’s Reflection SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP is simply the sharing of the presence of God as that presence is experienced, noticed, and named — a process that occurs through the prayer life of the leader. … As Christ lives in you, he leaders and guides you in whatever way is appropriate for your state of being. As this [...]

Thursday’s Reflection IN PEACE let us pray to the Lord: Grant us a spirit of knowledge, O Lord, that we may learn to live in harmony with one another. Give us a spirit of wisdom that righteousness may flourish and peace abound. Give us a spirit of counsel and understanding that we may glorify you for [...]

CANADA DAY Wednesday’s Reflection BLESSING ANOTHER in the name of God is a powerful act [Numbers 6:24-26]. Bidding God’s face to “shine upon” others is asking God to turn toward them and work for their good. When we “put God’s name on” someone, we do something important. Think of those you know who need God’s help. Write [...]

Tuesday’s Reflection I FIND THAT FOR ME, the most direct way to healing, transformation, and guidance is to give explicitly to God’s heart each bodily pain, each wave of anger or fear, each embarrassment, each perplexity, each inner confusion, each person for whom I pray. I know God’s heart will take what is offered, hold it, [...]

Monday’s Reflection SO EARNESTLY BUSY with anxious, fevered efforts for the Kingdom of God have we been, that we failed to hear the knock upon the door, and to know that our chief task is to open that door and be entered by the Divine Life. - Thomas Kelly The Sanctuary of the Soul From p. 27 of The [...]

Sunday’s Reflection JEWS AND CHRISTIANS have a practice that provides “therapy” when the storm clouds roll in and we’re grieving loss beyond repair. This practice is called “lament.” To lament means to “express sorrow or to mourn out loud.” The practice of lament gives you time and permission to vent your pent-up anger, your deep sadness, [...]

Saturday’s Reflection TO VIEW REALITY from a slightly different perspective often yields a view of things totally unlike what they appeared to be. If we take just a couple of steps in another direction, what we view as reality is often profoundly changed. - Norman ShawchuckA Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God From p. 59 of [...]

Friday’s Reflection GOD IS THE ONE who, as Deuteronomy 8:18 says, gives us “power to get wealth.” Anything we posses is ours because God has graciously allowed us to have it. This flies in the face of our culture’s prattling about personal power and self-development, where we make ourselves into what we want to be. … [...]