A Maker’s Advent, Week 1: Being Ready

Enter: Settle in to your quiet space with several deep, slow breaths. Light a candle, if you wish. Breathe in: Strengthen my heartBreathe out: I stand before You Jeremiah 33:14-16 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I have made to the house of Israel and the house …

Isn’t it Ironic?

Proper 20 texts at http://www.textweek.com Jeremiah 8:18-9:1             Amos 8:4-7              1 Tim. 2:1-7               Luke 16:1-13 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not been …

Advent Day 2: The Promised Land

Today's reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16As travelers, we set our itineraries with anticipation. The promise of adventure awaits us... or the promise of reunion with distant family... or the promise of an oasis from the anxieties of daily life. We look ahead to destinations rich with new experiences, familiar faces, or places of rest.When God sets the …