Posts Tagged ‘despair’

READ “You will seek Me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 “I am with you always…” Matt 28:20 “You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me.” Psalm 92:4 REFLECT Quick! If I ask you to recount your day yesterday, will you be able to share…

A prayer by Ted Loder Sometimes, Lord, it just seems to be too much: too much violence, too much fear; too much of demands and problems; too much of broken dreams and broken lives; too much of war and slums and dying; too much of greed and squishy fatness and the sounds of people devouring…

REFLECT Perhaps you took the time last month to read the Discover Hope Reflection Article, “Live Hope,” by our minister of spiritual care, LuAnn Roberson. If not, you can access the article HERE. The idea that we find hope by going through despair, rather than trying to avoid or use optimism to cope, was intriguing…

READ And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. Genesis 2:7 True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction. Psalm 23:3 He breathed on them, saying, “Receive…

READ “My soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: because of the Lord’s great LOVE we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning.” – Lamentations 3:20-24 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you…

Read “I have come as a light to shine in this dark world.” John 12:46 “Anyone who has ears to hear should listen and understand.” Mark 4:9 “We are the salt of the earth.” Matt 5:15 “We are the fragrance of Christ…” 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Psalm 34:8…

Read I will tell about Your righteous deeds all day long. – Psalm 71:24 NLT I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on Your mighty deeds. – Psalm 77:11-14 NLT I dare to hope when I remember…

READ “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” – John 1:1 “…and be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” – Matthew 28:20b “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them,…

A NOTE FROM LUANN In this time of uncertainty in our world, might there be an invitation to reflect on the source of our hope and how we live as followers of Christ in this world and in our own neighborhoods? May we be the helpers, the bringers of faith, respectful of space and diligent…