March 29, 2017

A Party with Presents

John B. Tate, Jr. (Washington, D. C.)

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Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give  will be the measure you get back. - Luke 6:38 (NRSV)

When asked what he wanted for his 8th birthday party, my grandson Caleb said, “A party with presents. Everybody brings a present, and then we will take all the presents to the homeless shelter for the kids who don’t have any gifts for their birthdays.” And that is exactly what...

Today's Prayer

Give us generous hearts, minds, and spirits, O God, so that what we give may help others to know your love. Through Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.

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Today's Reading

Acts of the Apostles 20:32-35

Thought for the Day

How can I use my gifts to bless others?

Prayer Focus

Children who are homeless

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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.”

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—Rev. Sidwell Mokgothu, Limpopo Synod Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa and board member for Africa Upper Room Ministries