Tag: god
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Daily Office Reflection – Thursday, July 30, 2026
Mysterious Grace Readings: Psalm 71 • 2 Samuel 4:1–12 • Acts 16:25–40 • Mark 7:1–23 One of the reasons I love praying the Daily Office is that the readings often seem unrelated at first. A psalm, a story from Israel’s history, an account from the early Church, and a teaching of Jesus are placed side…
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What Is God Saying to Us Through the Daily Office Readings?
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Readings: Psalm 72; 2 Samuel 3:22–39; Acts 16:16–24; Mark 6:47–56 Theme: God Alone Does Wondrous Deeds “Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous deeds.” — Psalm 72:18 Today’s readings are filled with violence, injustice, fear, and suffering. At first they seem difficult to connect. Yet…
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What Is God Saying to Us Through the Daily Office Readings?
Tuesday, July 27, 2026 Readings: Psalm 61; 2 Samuel 3:6–21; Acts 16:6–15; Mark 6:30–46 Theme: “You are my refuge.” “Lead me to the rock that is higher than I; for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.” — Psalm 61:2–3 At first glance, today’s readings seem unrelated. They tell of political…
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Fear Is Part of the Journey, But Not the Final Chapter
Series: What Book Changed the Way You See the World? How many of you remember the Weekly Reader we received in school? It introduced us to new books and gave us the opportunity to order them. I looked forward to those little newspapers and the adventures they promised. Growing up just after World War II,…
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What Is God Saying to Us Through the Daily Office Readings?July 27–August 2, 2026
Monday’s Readings: Psalm 56; 2 Samuel 2:1–11; Acts 15:36–16:5; John 6:14–29 “In God I trust and will not be afraid.” — Psalm 56:4 Fear often tempts us to act quickly, take control, or strike back. Yet today’s readings remind us that faith is choosing to trust God even when the future is uncertain. After the…
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“On the Road Again”
Series: What Song Shaped Your Soul? by Roy “Will” Pearson, the Curious Pilgrim Have you ever become sleepy while listening to a pastor preach or a teacher lecture? As a pastor and teacher, I always searched for ways to capture people’s attention and keep them involved. In the first church I served, there was an…
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Mysterious Grace
By Roy (Will) Pearson, The Curious Pilgrim Mysterious Grace One of the primary sources of truth I follow is the sacred writings. As a follower of Jesus, I consider the books of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Apocrypha to be my primary source for understanding life. One of the principles that has…
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When life wounds us, where do we place our trust?
Readings: Psalm 55 • 2 Samuel 1:1–16 • Acts 15:22–35 • Mark 6:1–13 Life has a way of placing burdens on our shoulders. Sometimes those burdens come through grief. Sometimes through disappointment, conflict, betrayal, or uncertainty. The question today’s readings ask is simple: What do we do with those burdens? The psalmist gives us the…
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What God Is Saying Through Today’s Daily Office Readings
Readings: Psalm 34 • Jeremiah 16:14–21 • Mark 1:14–20 Today’s readings remind me that God is always the One who takes the first step. The psalmist writes, “The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.” Later he adds, “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and…
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