Isaiah 26:7-9,12,16-19; Psalm 102:13-15; Matthew 11:28-30

seeing
with compassion
our suffering
and groaning
is heard
and a voice
speaks
into our heart…
“come to me
all who labor
and are burdened
and I will give you
rest”

Do you find your rest in God’s love and compassion?

Matthew 11:25-27

with
child-like
wonder
and awe
we see you
as your light
reveals
God’s splendor
to us
hidden
in every
being
and leaf
and grain
of sand
shimmering
with a love
we cannot
refuse
to accept
or give

Do you see with child-like wonder?

Psalm 95:8

if today
you hear
God’s voice
harden not
your heart

How do you keep your mind and heart open to God’s voice?
What do you hear?

Isaiah 1:10-17; Psalm 50: 8-9,16-17,21 and 23; Matthe 10:34-11:1

God’s love
above all
our guide
no family
festival
or ceremony
only the justice
of His love
caring
compassion
giving
and forgiving
of one another
a sacrifice
of praise

What is the justice of God’s love?

Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalm 65:10-14; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23

seed sown
seeking rich soil
where they
will not be snatched
scorched
or choked
by the harshness
of the world

so it is
as God’s word
seeks the rich soil
of our hearts
for deep rootedness
where all the fruits
of God’s goodness
can grow

Is your heart prepared for God’s word?

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

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 our devotion
to 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 love

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

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

freely
we give
what has been given
curing
cleansing
healing
even as
the one who receives
does not know
the healer
has come
we care
for the children
the vine
that was planted
knowing
the heaven
that is here

Do you know the heaven that is here?

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

seeking
the Lord
we break
into
a new field
sowing
justice
reaping
the fruit
of reverence
answering
His call
to love
and serve
as our hearts
sing
of the heaven
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?