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Upper Room Daily Reflections
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Daily words of wisdom and faith
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God-Shaped Life
Monday’s Reflection
HUMILITY, HOSPITALITY, and loving-kindness; simplicity and deliberation — all are God-shaped qualities of life. To have all the mind that was in Christ, however, means that these qualities flow from Christ’s holiness and righteousness in us through loving actions toward others.
- Paul Wesley Chilcote
A Life-Shaping Prayer: 52 Meditations in the Wesleyan Spirit
From p. 132 [...]
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Like the Wind
DAY OF PENTECOST
Sunday’s Reflection
MAKE US LIKE THE WIND — ever-moving and ever moving others. And with joy we will dance with the leaves. In submission we will linger in the shade, cooling the skin of those scorched by the sun’s heat. In awe we will pause and be still enough to hover over creation, admiring [...]
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The Divine Call
Saturday’s Reflection
THE DIVINE CALL
is not simply to do something great
but to live close to God,
to share God’s loving intentions
for the world.
- Marjorie J. Thompson and Stephen D. Bryant
Exploring the Way, Leader’s Guide
From p. 44 of Exploring the Way, Leader’s Guide by Marjorie J. Thompson and Stephen D. Bryant. Copyright © 2005 by Upper Room Books. [...]
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God of the Good News
Friday’s Reflection
GOD OF THE GOOD NEWS,
in the fullness of my life,
empty me of distractions.
Still my busyness.
Quiet my chatter.
Sing your song of grace to me
until the tune rings
in the core of my being
and my life resonates
with your good news.
- Alive Now
From p. 36 of Alive Now, November/December 2000. Copyright © 2000 by The Upper Room. All [...]
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Let God Change You
Thursday’s Reflection
WE MUST BE OPEN to letting God change us. Inner change is not just a do-it-yourself job. We all know what usually happens when we grit our teeth, clench our knuckles, and try to change ourselves through our own efforts. We come up short. While there might be some outward changes for a brief [...]
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Cultivating Compassion
Wednesday’s Reflection
CULTIVATING COMPASSION can be costly. …
All human loyalties are reordered by the way of the cross. … Loyalty that is cross-shaped calls us to love our enemies instead of harming them. Cruciform loyalty calls us to stand in solidarity with people throughout the world, regardless of national boundaries or corporate interests. Cruciform loyalty [...]
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God the Sculptor
Tuesday’s Reflection
GOD, YOU ARE INDEED A SCULPTOR and a musician at heart. Standing on your snowy peaks, I hear the timpani of your thundering waterfalls and the breeze in the pine trees as your woodwinds. Don’t get me wrong, I love exploring cities; but without the wilderness, I drown in noise. Amen.
- W. Paul Jones
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