Exodus 16:1-15; Psalm 78:18-28; Matthew 13:1-9

our daily bread
manna from God
we are nourished
and given
all we need
for the journey
to life
from death
we are
the rich soil
ready and waiting
for the seed
of God’s word
to grow
in our lives
protected
from all
that would
scratch
or scorch
we resist
all that would choke out
God’s love
for us
and in us

Do you have ears to hear God’s word?

Matthew 12:46-50

caught
in our questioning
we lose sight
of who we are
and what
we are to do
called only
to live
in the will
of God
which is only
love
our one
true thing

Is it really that simple?

Feast of Mary Magdalene
2Cor 5:14-17; Psalm 63:2-9; John 20:11-18

hearing God
call our name
we remember
and recognize
who we are
made from Goodness
made for Goodness
the love of Christ
impels us
what we have longed for
is here
our help
and our joy
our soul clings fast
to what is revealed
while we live
and grow
in the freedom
of God’s word

Do you hear God call your name?

Genesis 18: 1-10; Psalm 15: 2-5; Col 1:24-28; Luke 10; 38-42)

mystery
of Christ
we want
to entertain you
with our hospitality
and good works
unable to hear
your words
in our doing
we become lost
to the one thing
required–
at your feet
we listen
and hear All
as the love of God
fills us
from this new life
within
justice springs forth
we are completed in you
even in our suffering
there is joy
as all our works
are from you
Truth
in our heart
we harm
nor use another
we turn from evil
and live
only in your presence

Do you become lost in our doing?
Do you enter this stillness at the feet of Christ?
Do you act from the center of God’s presence?

Exodus 12:37-42; Psalm 136:1, 10-15, 23-24; Matthew 12:13-21

in the night vigil
with the Lord
I felt His mercy
upon me
reassurance
and freedom
arose
in my soul
from all my anxieties
as my faith
returned
to the source
of all life
and goodness
and love
I gave thanks
for His peace
and entered
His rest

Where do you find peace?

Exodus 3:1-6,9-12; Psalm 103:1-7; Matthew 11:25-27

pardoning
healing
and redeeming
we experience
the God of love
with us always
a bright light
that guides
holy fires
burning within
propel us
to action
not arising
for our longing
or desire
but from the peace
and contentment
of knowing
who we are

What bright light guides you?
What propels you to action?

Dt 30:10-14; Psalm 69:14-37; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37

before all else
beyond all else
within all
there is Christ
image of
the invisible God
we are in awe
the thought
the reality
of Him
makes us soar
we see from mountaintops
all that is
and our hearts
are brought
to love
His law
written within
we love
with all our heart
and soul
and strength
and mind
alive
within us
we travel roads
with this love
to the need
of life
to our neighbors
who are everyone

How do you experience Christ?
Do you take His law of love into your heart?
Do you take this love to your neighbor?

Genesis 49:29-50:15-26; Psalm 105:1-7; Mt 10: 24-33

forgiven
our soul
is set free
from all
that binds it
in time
knowing
the protection
of God
we let go
of our fear
walking
each moment
in the practice
of God’s presence
where our soul
resides
even as our bones
are buried
in our homeland
our Spirit
lives on
in God’s love

Do you let yourself be forgiven?
Do you forgive?
Do you feel God’s protection?

Genesis 46:1-7, 28-30; Psalm 37:3-40; Mt 10:16-23

leaving all
on nothing but faith
we are guided
by the inner light
of Christ
returning
to our source
all becomes
illuminated
by God’s infinite love
providing
all we need
for the day-to-day
in sickness
and health
joy
and sorrow
famine
or feast
we live
in the joy
of knowing

Where do you live?
What guides your life?