new meditations

Is love just sentimental or is love also the pain of healing, the exercise necessary to heal a broken body or spirit? A broken nation?

Jesus set boundaries. He fed, healed, listened, and restored people and when Jesus got tired, He stopped and went to a quiet place to be still and restore His soul. Why would we be any different?

May we keep our eyes on the Promised Land while being aware of our present reality.

If we desire to follow Christ, that commitment is a claim on all our life and not just an hour of our life on Sunday morning.

Spiritual beings see the world differently and are more at peace within themselves and with people.

Jesus loved. He loved the children, the blind, the disabled, the lepers, prostitutes, the elderly, and the poor. He changed lives and the world by loving one person at a time.

The dark nights can seem like an eternity but maybe faith is trusting that we do go through the dark valleys and the sun will come up tomorrow.

Do we have enough faith to explore the dark instead of using faith to bar all our doors? How much more is in store for us if we learn to walk in the dark?

It’s not easy to love as Christ first loved us. Will we follow His example? Will we love our enemies?

All of us probably face conflict daily. We can continue to fight or flee, but how is it working out for us? How is it working out for our communities and our nation? How is it working out for those we disagree with? Maybe we should pause and ask for wisdom to practice the third way, the way of Christ.