Amos 7:12-15; Psalm 85: 8-14; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:7-13

hearing
God’s calling
we follow
living out
our faith
through kindness
Truth
Justice
and Peace
with a sense of purpose
and Joy
knowing God’s love for us
and for All
even in the face of opposition
we let go
into God’s embrace
resisting
the violence
in our hearts

Do you follow God’s calling to Love?
Do you resist the violence in your heart?

Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 63:1-2,5; Matthew 10:24-33

fearing
what would destroy
our soul
we peer
into the darkness
and find
the voice
of Light
whispering
of a healing
Presence
that touches
our lips
and we proclaim
the Truth
of a Love
without condition
existing
for its own
Goodness
indestructible
in God
here for all
as Justice

What Light do you find in the darkness?
What Truth?

Hosea 14:2-10; Psalm 51:3-4,8-9,12=14,17; Matthew 10:16-23

persevering
in faith
to the end
we are saved
by God’s devotion
mercy
and love
a forgiveness
that frees us
to be
more humane
in our living
sustaining us
through
a willing Spirit
turning us
to the purifying Light
of God’s blessing and love

To what are you devoted?
How are you sustained by the Holy Spirit?

Hosea 11:1-9; Psalm 80:2,3,15-16; Matthew 10:7-15

loving us
from the beginning
calling us out of darkness
into the light
even in our waywardness
you show us
mercy and love
recognizing your presence
in our life
we are saved
and follow
in simplicity
your way of love
healing
and showing compassion
even as we may experience
rejection or hardship
we move forward
in peace
our minds
and hearts
on you
and heaven
among us

Do you experience God’s presence, love and mercy?
Do you move forward in peace even when rejected or experiencing hardship?

Hosea 10:1-3,7-12; Psalm 105:2-7; Matthew 10:1-7

seeking
the Lord
with all our hearts
with all our minds
with all our soul
we leave behind
all of our idols
and enter
a new field
sowing
justice
and love
and peace
reaping
the fruit
of reverence
answering
His call
to love
and serve
our hearts sing
of the joy of heaven
that is at hand

What do you sow?
What do you reap?

Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13; Psalm 115:4-10; Matthew 9:32-38

sowing
with wind
we reap
the whirlwind
of destruction
worshiping
gold and silver
selling love
eyes that see not
ears that hear not
noses that smell not
we become
the death
we create
until we are touched
by the incarnate word
of God
alive
breathing
seeing
hearing
and walking
upon the earth
we take God’s hand
and live

What do you see in the fallen statues?
Where are God’s words alive in you?

Matthew 9:18-26

reaching out
in the courage
of our faith
we touch
the source
of our Being
in Christ
creator
and guide
of our life
setting us free
to live
this holy moment
in God’s holy
presence
able to rejoice
in the beauty
that surrounds us
knowing
we are protected
and will never be abandoned
as we keep our eyes fixed
on heaven

Do you reach out in courage?
Do you find love and forgiveness

Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 123:1-4; 2Cor 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6

we walk
the path of prophets
speaking the Truth
we hear
from God’s love
Holy Spirit
offering mercy
and grace
to our weakness
sufficient to our need
we open our hearts
in faith
even as we resist
the ordinary
trusting the One
we are called to hear
living and breathing
among us

Can you hear God’s love through the words of prophets?
Does your heart resist their words?
Does God’s love grow strong in your weakness?

Amos 9:11-15; Psalm 85:9-14; Matthew 9:14-17

celebrating
the newness
of this day
we pour
ourselves
into a life
given
for goodness
we are released
from old wounds
and deprivations
letting go
of expectations
experiencing
the moment
when kindness and Truth
meet
when justice
and peace kiss
and the Truth
springs out
of the earth
and justice
walks upon the land

Do you celebrate the newness of this day?
Do you care for all as sacred?

Amos 8:4-6,9-12; Psalm 119:2,10,20,30,40,131; Matthew 9:9-13

hearing the voice of the Prophets
we seek God
with all of our heart
and mind
longing for
the way of Truth
in the days of famine
we hear a voice
that says “follow”
turning to the way
of mercy
we let go of the burden
of sinfulness
seeing the way
of God’s love and peace

What voice do you hear?
Do you follow?
What is the way to peace?