Morning Meditations

Two people went up to the temple to pray. One went home justified because of his cry for mercy.

In this reading we look at the Magnificat and see that Mary is part of the great reversal of God’s Kingdom and that we are called to participate in this great reversal as well!

In this reading from 2 Timothy, we learn that Timothy is to expect resistance for preaching a gospel that goes against the grain of his society. He is also encouraged to remember the teaching he received from his mother, grandmother, and Paul as well.

In this episode, we see Paul warning Timothy about any gospel that doesn’t bring about transformation in those who adhere to it!

In this episode, we look at Jesus in the garden and see the perfect example of obedience to the father. We also see ourselves in the disciples who failed to pray. Ultimately, may our prayer be the God’s will is done in our life and not our own!

In this reading from James 5, we are called to be patient and endure, and that the Lord who is full of compassion and mercy waits with us.

In this episode, the church is called to a different way of living and a different way of acting towards one another!

In this episode, we hear that we are to live in ways that being life and light to the world and not remain in darkness.

In this reading from James, we realize that we are not promised tomorrow. Therefore, we should do the good God has called us to do today!

Today we read Psalm 39 and realize that our hope is not in our own willpower or in our possessions, but in God alone!

In this episode, we hear Psalm 100 which reminds us to give thanks and praise to God because he is good and faithful!

In this episode we look at the transforming grace of God that, not only reconciles is to God, but makes us ambassadors for God in the world!

In this episode, we learn from the psalms that knowing that our days are numbered brings wisdom.

In this reading from Ecclesiastes, we learn that the secret to a good life is learning to trust God for the time and place we are today and enjoy the work we are given to do!

In this meditation we see Saul who went from knowing about God to hearing God’s voice!

In this reading, we learn about the wisdom of the Spirit and having the mind of Christ!

In this reading from 1 John, we realize that when we put our faith in Christ, the end result is obedience!

In this meditation we learn that the Spirit prays for us when we don’t know what to pray. We trust that our desire to please God does in fact please God!

In this famous passage about bringing our requests before God, we see that the underlying understanding that leads us to present our requests to God is that the Lord is near!

In this episode we learn that we are called to discern between true and false teaching as the Spirit leads us both as individuals and as a church and as we evaluate our lives to see if they are becoming more loving!

In this meditation, we hear the word of the Lord through Isaiah and are reminded that even in desert places, God is bringing life!

In this reading from 1 Peter, we are encouraged to trust God rather than our own abilities and to cast our worries, fears and anxiety on God who will then strengthen us!

In this episode, Jesus talks about the end of the temple and the world. We are encouraged to live alert, trusting God for whatever may come.

Jesus is questioned about why he doesn’t wash his hands and he points the Pharisee to the understanding that it is what is inside a person that makes them unclean!

In this episode, we examine the parable of the sower and learn that, not only should our hearts be good soil, but that we also should scatter seeds of the word everywhere, never knowing where something might sprung up!