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Bless the children and teachers! God already loves and honors them. We need to love, honor, and protect them too!! ❤️💜

Again today lifting up the idea of loving ALL PEOPLE with art/illustration—my easiest, go-to way. But thinking also how cards and pictures are just supports and encouragements. I/we still need to do the hard physical, emotional, and spiritual work of CHANGE and GROWTH. Lord God, please show the way ❤️💜

Thinking about how a new life–a truly new life for all of us–could look and be COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Full of racial justice and equity, love, respect, peace, hope, plenty for all, and joy in community… powered by God and our deep faith and connection with the Lord. Am I ready to leave the past waysContinue reading “Reaching for New Life”

When Jesus met the fishermen who were to become his first disciples, he said: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.” I pray he will see fit to make of me someone who continually “fishes” for people to wholeheartedly participate in God’s kingdom… people who want to fight for justice, to loveContinue reading “Fishers of People”

Thinking about how Jesus was forced to carry the cross on which he would be crucified… According to scripture and tradition, Simon of Cyrene helped him, yet he still stumbled and fell several times on the way to Calvary. We also have the words of Jesus: “If any wish to come after me… let themContinue reading “Take Up Your Cross”

People are crying… and CRYING OUT about gun violence, murder, and killing of innocents… mass shootings, racist killings, school shootings, murders of women and girls, random killings… Why? What to do? When? Where? How to stop them? we pray. This world is not the kingdom of God, not the righteous world Jesus explained to us,Continue reading “When the World of Love?”

Peter told people about Jesus and the new way of living he taught. “Those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 persons were added. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers… Day by day, as they spent much time together inContinue reading “How?”

The “spirit of the Lord was upon” him. May it also be on us!! ❤️💜

I wish more folks knew my Savior, Jesus. He has answers for our world today, in this time and space. He said these liberating words and followed through in his actions over and over again: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.Continue reading “Know My Savior”

A light for the world… Peace and blessings to all!! ❤️💜