By Gimbiya Kettering After tragedy comes prayer. What comes after prayer? Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. —Romans 8:26 (KJV)For the past month, people have shared articles and
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A story of Courage
A Story of Courage by Donna Parcell Her name is Monica. She is 29 years old, and she is a widow. Her life changed forever in 2009. She lived in Michika village in Borno State, Nigeria. She had three sons, Godwin (age 12), David (age 11), and Joseph (age 6). The schools had just been
Counting the stars
Genesis 15:1-6, 12-18 Question for the day: Where is God calling you to join him in service? Prayer: Source of all Creation, invite us out of ourselves and open our senses to your guidance and the leading of your Spirit. Give us the courage to let go of our desires in order to join
Fear and I: Cliff and Boko Haram
By Cliff Kindy, Brethren Disaster Ministries volunteer reporting from Nigeria Fear of Boko Haram has a major impact on the people of EYN today. Fear has driven most of the members of EYN to move from their homes. That fear impacts where I am allowed to travel as one who works with EYN. That same
Star rising
Matthew 2:1-12 Question for reflection: What signs of Jesus have stood out for you during this Advent and Christmas season? Where have you witnessed the Light of Christ disrupting the darkness and shining brightly? Prayer for the day: Once again we have traveled the road of God’s promise, arriving at a simple manger occupied by
Cost of complacency
Proverbs 1:20-33 Question for reflection: Where in your life are you resisting God through complacency? What change might you initiate to proactively mend and make amends, with God and with those around you? Prayer for the day: Give me ears to hear your direction, God, and then grant me courage to live beyond my complacency.
Unchanging faith
Luke 19:41-48 Prayer for the day: Forgiving Lord, help us to throw out the things in our hearts and minds that distract us from you. Restore in us a new openness that will keep hanging on to every word of your teachings. Question for reflection: What preoccupies you from staying focused on God? ~
Alive in lonely places
Luke 5:12-16 Prayer for the day: Holy Spirit you speak in many ways, including through the sound of silence. Grant me the courage to be quiet and wait to hear your voice within the stillness. Help me recognize more quickly the signs, within myself and within others, when a quiet rest with you is
Prelude to a decision
Luke 6:12-16 Prayer for the day: Lord of both the sunrise and sunset, we seek you in the nighttime that we may come to see the day. In our prayers we seek to understand your ways, longing to know how we might live more faithfully from day to day. As we pray ourselves into your
Almost unspeakable
Matthew 2:16 -18 Prayer for the day: Soften my heart O, God, that I might have compassion for those who are forgotten, oppressed, and hurt. Harden my resolve, that I might have the courage not to look away but to hear their stories and learn their names. Move my hands, that I might be