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Learning to Let Go
Learning to Let Go
TWT TeamJune 19, 2023
A Child-Like Joy
A Child-Like Joy
TWT TeamJune 12, 2023
Guiding Lights of Love
Guiding Lights of Love
TWT TeamJune 5, 2023
Always Remember
Always Remember
Jacki-Lynn BaynksMay 29, 2023
Tumbled and Perfectly Landed
Tumbled and Perfectly Landed
Khette CoxMay 22, 2023
The Fullness of God
The Fullness of God
Jennifer Garcia BashawMay 15, 2023
Here Am I
Here Am I
Rev. Leigh Curl-DoveMay 8, 2023
Who You Are Remains
Who You Are Remains
Kassaundra Shanette LockhartMay 1, 2023
The Gift of a Grateful Heart
The Gift of a Grateful Heart
Rev. Christine Keddy, MDiv.April 24, 2023
Therefore, Go!
Therefore, Go!
Kendall GrubbApril 17, 2023
That Which Never Dies
That Which Never Dies
Daryn StylianopoulosApril 9, 2023
Sing Hosanna
Sing Hosanna
Lin SBApril 3, 2023
Faithful Servant
Faithful Servant
Dr. Mark SlaughterMarch 27, 2023
Choosing Joy
Choosing Joy
Michael HarveyMarch 20, 2023
Starting Again From Scratch
Starting Again From Scratch
June BunceMarch 13, 2023
Detour Signs and Humble Plans
Detour Signs and Humble Plans
Kelli JoyceMarch 6, 2023
Awash in Love & Chaos
Awash in Love & Chaos
Raquel GoldmanFebruary 27, 2023
Love Holds Us Still
Love Holds Us Still
Molly Brummett WudelFebruary 20, 2023
A New and Beautiful Way of Being!
A New and Beautiful Way of Being!
Susan ChorleyFebruary 13, 2023
You Gotta Start Somewhere
You Gotta Start Somewhere
Rev. Elizabeth Parker HortonFebruary 6, 2023
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What would you do if you found out you had only one day to live. How would you spend it? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If we lived like this, perhaps we would all spend our wild and precious life with more attentiveness and intention toward a Ask a child in your life how they know or recognize they are loved. What helps to remind them of that truth? Then, ask them how they can show others that they love and care about them – could they draw a picture, write a letter, offer a gift? Even when we are not thinking about it or focused on it, even when we don’t expect it – it’s there – the kind of love that catches us off guard, that shows up when we least expect it and doesn’t expect anything in return You matter. You are beloved. God loves you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ God loves you enough to enter into this world – to come to you with a love that is startling and surprising, that is there for you whether you are looking for it or not, that holds Loving God, 
In the busyness of this season and our lives, open our hearts to the in-breaking of your love. By your love, make room in our hearts for your hope. Make room in our lives for your peace. Make room in our lives for your joy. Teach us not
This Christmas, may love make room again as it did in that Bethlehem stable so long ago. May it find space in the midst of our too-full lives, in the cries of neighbors who are hurting, in the work of healing our communities, and in the yearning for God of Joy, 
Help us to let go of the pressure to make everything perfect. Allow us to embrace the unexpected with open hearts and eyes ready to see your grace. May we recognize your presence in every moment, and may we offer our gratitude for the ho All too often it’s our own expectations for how we believe something should or shouldn’t be or the way we think something should turn out — whether it be our careers, within communities, or just a short holiday trip — that can Sometimes the moments of joy we hope for, or the little bits of magic we seek aren’t always in what we plan, but instead they find us in unexpected ways.​​​​​​​​ During the Christmas season, the pressure to create the "perfect" holid
 

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