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Posts Categorized: Daily Reflections
September 5, 2022
You are the light of the world. Matthew 5:14 (NRSV) Isaiah says, “You shall go out with joy.” Jesus says, “You are the light of the world.” Taken together, we are “joyful lights” in the world. I really like that! But can light really be joyful? Isn’t light just light? Energy poverty is a humanitarian… Read more »
September 4, 2022
Then God said, “Let us make humanity in our image to resemble us so that they may take charge of the fish of the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the crawling things on earth.” Genesis 1:26 (CEB) As travel has resumed in this world transitioning from a… Read more »
October 4, 2020
Practicing Holistic Peace Holistic Peace Henry Koenig Stone Philippians 4:9 Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. (NRSV) Reflection: As we reach World Communion Sunday, a time each year when we try to connect with Christians… Read more »
October 3, 2020
Rooting for China Peace in the World Randall Stone Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” (NRSV) Reflection: To many, China has become a disquieting word within American political and economic discourse. Pundits and politicians worry about the time, coming soon, when the U.S. economy will no longer… Read more »
October 2, 2020
Liberty and Justice for All Peace in the World Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle Amos 5:23-24 “Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream.” (NRSV) Reflection: I am reflecting on justice, long… Read more »
October 1, 2020
Peacemaking Demands Justice, Not Domination Peace in the World Ron Stone Luke 14:31–2; 19:41–2 “Or what King, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able … to oppose the one who comes against him … ? If he cannot, then, while the other is… Read more »
September 30, 2020
Let Peace and Justice Begin with Us Peace in the World Rev. Michael Neuroth Psalm 85:10 Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other. (NRSV) Reflection: One of my most cherished memories from my childhood is standing at the piano, singing with my grandmother. Usually my uncle would be at… Read more »
September 29, 2020
Building Peace, Not “Peacekeepers” Peace in the World Rev. Dr. Ruby Wilson Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Reflection: The peace of God is nothing like the peace that the world understands and gives. Jesus told his disciples, “Peace I leave… Read more »
September 28, 2020
Courageous Peacemaking Peace in the World Gay Harter Hebrews 13:1–2 Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing so some have entertained angels without knowing it. Reflection: In the 1990s I was the director of a small nonprofit organization that supported asylum seekers who were detained by the… Read more »
September 27, 2020
Eyes That Open to New Paths for Peace Peace in the World Henry Koenig Stone Psalm 2:1–3 Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and his anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds asunder, and… Read more »
