Dear Jesus, please give us eyes to see, and ears to hear, and hearts to understand your presence in our midst this morning and every day. Amen. So Jesus comes back to his hometown, and, on the Sabbath, began to preach. Here’s what he might have been saying: “The Kingdom of God is here - repent, and believe the good news.” Or according to Luke’s account: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the … [Read more...]
The Rev. Karen Isaacs
Out of the Depths, Grace
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!” These first verses of Psalm 130 are a haunting cry of desperation, coming from a place that I imagine many of us know. “Out of the depths, I cry to you, O Lord.” This past week I have walked alongside people both dealing with sudden and devastating illness, and people dealing with chronic and agonizing pain. The weight of the world has been heavy on my heart, and … [Read more...]
Bracketed by Love
God of abiding love, you dare to call us friends. Take our fragmented hearts, hold us safely in your love, So that we too can love others as you have loved us. I’ve worn glasses – or contacts, as I do now – since I was eight years old. I’ve always had terrible vision, and if I were to lose my contacts or my glasses, I would be pretty much helpless – unable even to find my way home. Everything is incredibly blurry and reading, or watching TV, or even being able to recognize loved ones … [Read more...]
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