Wednesday’s Reflection GRATITUDE—in good circumstances or bad—offers great transformational power. To say thank you, to practice gratitude for life even with its pain, discomfort, and stress, is to recognize life for what it is—a gift from God. And this recognition, this awareness, is one of the most irresistible forces in the world, because it affirms life, [...]

Tuesday’s Reflection “Heroes don’t stand out in a crowd. Heroes are simply everyday people who make an extraordinary difference.” -Melissa Hart From devozine, May/June 2006. Copyright © 2006 The Upper Room. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book. Today’s Question as anyone every made an extraordinary difference in your life or in the life of a friend? Share your [...]

Monday’s Reflection ON THE PALM OF YOUR HAND you write my name, O God.Through the pages of creation, my life unfolds.In the chambers of your heart, I have a home, O God,where every cry is heard, every tear seen,every thanks whispered in the dark or sung to the morning is known to you.And still, I am [...]

Sunday’s Reflection GOD IS MUCH MORE CREATIVE than our comfort level tends to allow–much more in tune with the tempo of our lives and the various places we find ourselves. In fact, those are the points where God seeks us–through most everything that happens, in every incongruent and often confusing aspect of our personal experience. >As Jesus [...]

Saturday’s Reflection WHY BE ATTENTIVE TO GOD? Because it will give you a spiritual high? because you will have a wonderful experience? to get something for yourself? No. Because you are loved. Give yourself in gratitude for that love. The love God gives to you calls for your love in response. You are “called” to overflowing [...]