Acts 11:21-26; Psalm 98 1-6; Matthew 5:20-26

following
the call of God
the source
of love
and joy
and peace
in our life
we let go
of our anger
and fears
and enter
a deeper faith
with God
who is within us
and by our side
through all
of life’s challenges
we find
our way
to reconciliation
and peace

How do you follow the source of love, joy and peace?
Where to you find reconciliation?
Does your heart sing for joy?

1Kings 18:20-39; Psalm 16:1-8,11; Matthew 5:17-19

fire of God
coming down
in love
for us
fulfilling
commands
and prophecy
we are brought
to our senses
and shown
the path of Life
a sure refuge
we live
in the joy
of God’s presence
putting all
our faith
in God’s help

Do you put all your faith in God’s help?

Matthew 5:13-16

a light
that shines
within
drawn out
to meet another
drawn out
to meet
our God
we are guided
by this
our prayers
for love
and healing
are answered
we provide
each other
with sustenance
creating
a culture
of Life
we are
the salt
of the earth

Are you guided by your inner light?
Where does it lead you?

1Kings 17:1-6; Psalm 121:1-8; Matthew 5:1-12

our help
Is from the Lord
who made heaven
and earth-
in our poverty
our mourning
and meekness
in our hunger
for peace
and righteousness
we are shown
a mercy
that clears our mind
and heart to see
the one who guards us
night and day
who protects us
from evil
and guides
our every step

Is your help from the Lord?
How does God guide your steps?

Dt. 8: 2-16; Psalm 147 12-20; 1Cor 10: 16-17; John 6:51-58

tested
in the wilderness
we see
the nature
of our being
hungry
alone
wandering
then
fed by God
we are free
in manna
we rise up
and behold
the bread
of life
Christ of all
one bread
one body
our bones
our blood
in God’s love
we move
and have
our being

How are you fed by God?
Do you move in God’s ways through the wilderness?

Mark 12:38-44

giving
from our surplus
we live
in our greed
not knowing
what is needed
for the journey-

nothing less
than everything

From where do you give?

2Timothy 3:10-17; Psalm 119:157-168; Mark 12:35-37
following
the way of purpose
patience
love
endurance
through our sufferings
we find
our peace
in Him
who knows
the way
claimed
by a Greater Love
of All
we enter
the joy
of the Lord

Does God’s love give you purpose?
Where do you find peace?

2Timothy2:8-15; Psalm 25:4-15; Mark 12:28-34

the word of God
alive
and free
teaching
challenging
and guiding
that we may know
the ways
of kindness
and constancy
loving God
with all
your soul
all of your mind
and all of your strength
and loving
our neighbor
as yourself

Does God’s word lead the way in your life?
How does it teach you to love your neighbor?
Who is your neighbor?

Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions

2Timothy 1:1-3,6-12; Psalm 25: 2-9; Mark 12: 18-27

not through a Spirit
of cowardice
but of power
and love
and self-control
we are given
our lives
as a gift
for goodness

misled
by our culture
we lose sight
of our spiritual nature
we become
discouraged
despairing
in time
ready for death

then
a Light comes
in revelation
drawing us
to Truth
a saving grace
and we see
ourselves
anew
in the realm
of angels

Have you lost sight of your spiritual nature?
Are you guided by the gifts of the Spirit?

2Peter 3:12-15,17-18; Psalm 9-:2-4,10,14,16; Mark 12:13-17

filling us
at daybreak
with kindness
our hearts sing
for joy
and gladness
as we turn our minds
to God
serving with compassion
those in sorrow
hunger
or pain
joining
with those who rejoice
in God’s love
and presence
returning to God
what is God’s

Do you rejoice in God’s presence?
Do you follow the Holy Spirit for guidance?