Seek First the Kingdom of God

Jesus said to the disciples, ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.’    (Luke 12:22) I don’t consistently live by today’s scripture.  Whenever I read Jesus’ admonition to not worry, I cringe when I remember the nights I’ve been awake at …

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Waiting Upon the Lord

Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.  (Is. 40:30-31) Have your tasks ever felt greater than your …

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God’s Love Has No Limits

And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s only son, full of grace and truth.   (John 1:14) One day as I read today’s scripture to a group of about 60 men, I felt like I could hear Jesus speaking these words into the …

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