Good Morning, Ministry Partner:
Be Encouraged by God's Word:
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his people, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away."[Revelation 21:1-4, NRSV]
Wisdom from Fellow Pilgrims:
The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.[Flannery O'Connor]
Pray Together with Us:
The hatred which divides nation from nation,
race from race, class from class,
Father, forgive.
The covetous desires of men and nations
to possess what is not their own,
Father, forgive.
The greed which exploits the labors of men,
and lays waste the earth,
Father, forgive.
Our envy of the welfare and happiness of others,
Father, forgive.
Our indifference to the plight of the homeless and the refugee,
Father, forgive.
The lust which uses for ignoble ends
the bodies of men and women,
Father, forgive.
The pride which leads to trust in ouselves
and not in God,
Father, forgive.[Coventry Cathedral prayer (1964)]
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