Failing to consider that people are always more than they seem is a recipe for problems. Reducing people to "just" something blinds us to the humanity of our neighbors. Christ tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. If love means anything, it requires us to regard others – to allow them to be more than “just” what they appear to be. Failure to do that, allows entire groups of people to be reduced to “illegals”, “ni**ers”, even “sinners”.
This Far by FAITH
Prayer-We put our faith in You Lord because through the years you have shown that Your concern is for those who are the least, the poor, the sick, the disabled, the oppressed. We put our faith in You our God because in perilous times of the past you rescued Your people from slavery in Egypt and in America; You delivered Your servants from Babylon and from Jim Crow. And so we lean on You Lord.
When Jesus Ran Off to College
The Bible shows us an interesting endorsement for supporting advanced education. In Luke chapter 2 we have the only biblical account of Jesus of Nazareth as a young person, and it is instructive (and perhaps a little controversial). Jesus, who had been growing in wisdom under his family’s care, ran off to school.
A Prayer for Emotional Healing
Merciful God our Father, we are thankful that even during perilous times, You are with us. You know that we have taken the good world that You created and have made it painful. Forgive us Lord. We approach Your throne of Grace..with the knowledge of Your Word, that we can find mercy and grace in our time of need. Heal us Lord. Amen
A Prayer for Discernment
To make it make sense what we need is discernment. Discernment can be described as insight into the true nature of things; it is seeing beyond the surface. And how do we get discernment? It comes from God. Proverbs 2:3-9
a Reminder to Follow Jesus!
Sometimes we need a reminder that we are FOLLOWERS - God leads. (I am "we" by the way.) And it good to seal that reminder with a prayer. Follow Jesus.
LOOK!! A Black Biblical prophet!
Look!! God spoke through a Black Prophet - Zephaniah, to pronounce judgement on oppressors, and speak encouragement to the oppressed! It's in there, with the rest of the melanin-kissed ancient ones. Read it!
He Came For You!
This is a time of year when people who struggle financially, socially, emotionally, and physically the other 50 weeks of the year really notice it. If you are struggling in this season, please know that YOU are the reason for the season! Jesus Christ came here just for you!!!
Prayer of personal gratitude
God of heaven and earth, I thank You. I am thankful for the gift of another day. This day. A day in which Your sun shines its light on the beauty of Your creation as well as the ugliness of what people have done to it. I thank you for infusing my mind with clarity, … Continue reading Prayer of personal gratitude
Reaching god
Do you sometimes feel like God is far away? All we have to do is focus our attention on God and cry out to Him. We must focus our heart on God who loves us, and who is able to deliver us from our anxiety and fear. We must call out to God in worship, because that’s who God is looking for.
The ELL Word 