April 13, 2018

The Spirit’s Voice

Anne Kayser (Oregon)

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Jesus said, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.  This is the Spirit of truth.” - John 14:16-17 (NRSV)

The divisions at our church’s denominational conference mirrored the divisions in my own household. I saw good people on both sides of contentious issues.
A few days after the conference, I took my son to hear the Oregon Symphony perform one of his favorite works, Mahler’s 3rd Symphony. On the...

Today's Prayer

Gracious God, thank you for sending your Holy Spirit to us. Give us ears to hear your truth and hearts to understand. In the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Today's Reading

Luke 11:9-13

Thought for the Day

I can find peace when I listen for the Holy Spirit.

Prayer Focus

Conflicts in the church

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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