Scripture: Psalm 84 “Happy are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.” (Psalm 84:5) The psalmist offers us a glimpse of the energy and grace that come to those who keep their hearts…
Read more »Scripture: Joel 2:21–27 Hope. Talk to the land. Console the animals. Tell them not to be afraid, because we will purge the locusts and start anew. The people of the Andes feel that the earth, Pachamama, is a living being,…
Read more »Each day of Advent, the devotion from Proclaiming the Good News of God’s Peace will be posted. Read the devotions here. Or order the book. The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program staff wishes you a blessed Advent season.
Read more »This week Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers includes a prayer for Christ the King or the Reign of Christ Sunday and a prayer for Afghanistan. These prayers may be used in individual devotions or corporate worship.
Read more »Give your friends a copy of Proclaiming the Good News of God’s Peace, a daily devotional booklet for Advent 2009. It makes a lovely Thanksgiving present! Peacemakers across the country and around God’s world contributed to the booklet. Use Proclaiming…
Read more »Righteous God, you rule the nations. Guard brave men and women who risk themselves in battle for their country. Give them compassion for enemies who also fight for patriotic causes. Keep our sons and daughters from hate that hardens, or…
Read more »We are making plans to celebrate Thanksgiving at our house – selecting the menu, sending invitations, renewing traditions. The Education Office of the National Museum of the American Indian offers a teaching poster that presents “American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving.”…
Read more »This week, Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers features a prayer for peace based on Psalm 122, a prayer for farm workers, and a prayer for the time of an election. November 1 is Christian and Citizen Sunday in the Presbyterian Church…
Read more »Peacemakers from across the United States and around God’s world contributed to Proclaiming the Good News of God’s Peace, a daily devotional booklet for Advent 2009. Using lectionary texts, the writers reflect on God’s gift of peace and explore what…
Read more »From the Presbyterian Child Advocacy Office: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the PC(USA) have long had a special relationship. Why? Because Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF was initiated by the Rev. Clyde Allison, a Presbyterian minister. Allison’s children and others…
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