“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 the waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Amos 5:23-24 I find myself praying Amos’s words these days, “Let justice roll down like the waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing […]
Isaiah writes of God’s servant, “A bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth.” Isaiah 42:3-4 God’s hope for us has always been for a world […]
When the Magi saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:10-11 For centuries, astronomers have speculated […]
“In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews?” Matthew 2:1 “Now after the Magi had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, […]
“ In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:4-5 Many places in our world are cast in darkness this Christmas. People live in fear as immigration raids sweep our country. Ever changing rules and laws, […]
“This is the irrational season When love blooms bright and wild. Had Mary been filled with reason There’d have been no room for the child.” Madeleine L’Engle “Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was […]
“God has brought down the powerful from their thrones and lifted up the lowly; God has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.” Luke 1:52-53 The Supreme Court’s decision allowing racial profiling, to arrest people here illegally, has proven to be exactly what those opposed knew it would be. A […]
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