 | Moravian Daily TextsWednesday, April 30 — Psalm 55:20-23
Leviticus 22:17-23:22; Mark 7:9-23
I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. Jeremiah 3:15
God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations. 1 Corinthians 12:28 (NASB)
Spirit of God, we thank you for the gifts you have given to us for the work of ministry. Every gift is important—encourage us to work together to build up the body of Christ. Amen.
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 | | | | Tuesday April 29, 2014
Making Our Lives Available to OthersOne of the arguments we often use for not writing is this: "I have nothing original to say. Whatever I might say, someone else has already said it, and better than I will ever be able to." This, however, is not a good argument for not writing. Each human person is unique and original, and nobody has lived what we have lived. Furthermore, what we have lived, we have lived not just for ourselves but for others as well. Writing can be a very creative and invigorating way to make our lives available to ourselves and to others. We have to trust that our stories deserve to be told. We may discover that the better we tell our stories the better we will want to live them.  |
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| Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.
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| Moravian Daily TextsTuesday, April 29 — Psalm 55:16-19
Leviticus 21:13-22:16; Mark 7:1-8
Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn away this day from following the Lord. Joshua 22:29
Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide in the Son and in the Father. 1 John 2:24
Almighty God, may your words be our guide to live according to your will. As Jesus abides in you, may we also abide in Jesus and so prove to be your disciples. Amen.
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 | | | | Monday April 28, 2014
Writing, Opening a Deep WellWriting is not just jotting down ideas. Often we say: "I don't know what to write. I have no thoughts worth writing down." But much good writing emerges from the process of writing itself. As we simply sit down in front of a sheet of paper and start to express in words what is on our minds or in our hearts, new ideas emerge, ideas that can surprise us and lead us to inner places we hardly knew were there. One of the most satisfying aspects of writing is that it can open in us deep wells of hidden treasures that are beautiful for us as well as for others to see. |
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| Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.
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| Moravian Daily TextsMonday, April 28 — Psalm 55:9-15
Leviticus 20:9-21:12; Mark 6:45-56
When you have eaten your fill and have built fine houses and live in them, then do not exalt yourself, forgetting the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 8:12,14
Abound in thanksgiving. Colossians 2:7
Lord God, you're the giver of every good and perfect gift. In thankfulness we praise you for every blessing. We acknowledge you as our Creator for you provide for us our every need. Amen.
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 | | | | Sunday April 27, 2014
Writing to Save the Day Writing can be a true spiritual discipline. Writing can help us to concentrate, to get in touch with the deeper stirrings of our hearts, to clarify our minds, to process confusing emotions, to reflect on our experiences, to give artistic expression to what we are living, and to store significant events in our memories. Writing can also be good for others who might read what we write. Quite often a difficult, painful, or frustrating day can be "redeemed" by writing about it. By writing we can claim what we have lived and thus integrate it more fully into our journeys. Then writing can become lifesaving for us and sometimes for others too. |
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| Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.
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