Quick Prayer – 1st Wednesday of Advent
A short prayer and piece of art from Vanderbilt Divinity Library, based on the Revised Common Lectionary.
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Quick Prayer – 1st Tuesday of Advent
Read the Texts: Isaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122 • Romans 13:11-14 • Matthew 24:36-44 These short daily prayers are brought to us from the online Revised Common Lectionary is a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, a division of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. They come from the “DAILY SLIDESHOWS FOR THE ADVENT … Continue reading →
Quick Prayer – 1st Monday of Advent
Read the Texts: Isaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122 • Romans 13:11-14 • Matthew 24:36-44 These short daily prayers are brought to us from the online Revised Common Lectionary is a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, a division of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. They come from the “DAILY SLIDESHOWS FOR THE ADVENT … Continue reading →
Waiting
Part of the theme of Advent is ‘waiting’. Noah, it turns out, is a good example of waiting for God’s Word.
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Quick Prayer – 1st Sunday of Advent
Read the Texts: Isaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122 • Romans 13:11-14 • Matthew 24:36-44 These short daily prayers are brought to us from the online Revised Common Lectionary is a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, a division of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. They come from the “DAILY SLIDESHOWS FOR THE ADVENT … Continue reading →
God Is With Us
By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: We are witnesses to the miracles and presence of God among us – Emmanuel – and yet we sometimes take them so for granted.
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The Rea
By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “… to trust in the promises requires us to let go: let go of always wanting to be in control, let go of having our own way, and let go of our over-abundance of resources so that there is enough for all God’s children.”
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Discouraged and Inspired
By Rev. Wendy Depew Partelow: “I wonder: What was John’s life like growing up, born for this specific purpose? It must have been a favorite story told to him by his parents from the time he was very little. How he was a miracle sent by God.”
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