Sometimes we confuse humility with timidity. This gives little glory to the one who has given us our gifts. God uses each of us in our own way, and even if you are not the best one, you may be the one who is needed or the one who is there. — Desmond Tutu

All who believed were together and had all things in common. They would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. —Acts 2

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint. —Isaiah 40

Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace,  in peace because they trust in you. ‍Trust in the Lord forever,  for in the Lord God  you have an everlasting rock. —Isaiah 26

Lace up your sandals in preparation for the gospel of peace. —Ephesians 6

Resurrection means the worst thing is never the last thing. —Frederick Buechner

By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. —Galatians 5

Many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. And if anyone says to you at that time, ‘Look! Here is the Messiah!’ or ‘Look! There he is!’—do not believe it. And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake. —Mark 13 & 14

Jesus said to them, “I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. “I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me.” —John 10

When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the righteous will look upon their downfall. A person’s pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. —Proverbs 29

Set me as a seal upon your heart, for love is strong as death. ‍Many waters cannot quench love,  neither can floods drown it. If one offered for love  all the wealth of one’s house,  it would be utterly scorned. —Song of Songs 8

“They truly become part of our church family, even if they do not attend Sunday worship,” she said. “Our largest congregation gathers on Wednesday evenings.” #UMC roysreport.com/around-the-t...

When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the foreigner. The immigrant who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you. You shall love the immigrant as yourself, for you were refugees in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. —Leviticus 19

God is our refuge & strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea. The nations are in an uproar. The kingdoms totter. The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. —Psalm 46

He is the one to whom you belong. For you do not belong to yourself but to the one who has created you and the whole world, from the smallest gnat to the planet and fixed star, without whom nothing would have existed and without whom you too would have been nothing at all. —Karl Barth

Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. —Colossians 3

God’s people sing in defiance of the data. Always. —Walter Brueggemann

The stone that the builders rejected  has become the chief cornerstone. ‍This is the Lord’s doing.  It is marvelous in our eyes. ‍This is the day that the Lord has made.  Let us rejoice and be glad in it. —Psalm 118

Alleluia! Christ is risen Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ —Matthew 28

Let no one grieve at his poverty,for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let no one mourn that he has fallen again & again,for forgiveness has risen from the grave. O death, where is thy sting? O Hell, where is thy victory? Christ is Risen,& life is liberated! —Easter sermon,John Chrysostom

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.

So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross by himself he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull. There they crucified him & with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them. —John 19 Crucifixion Window, Peace Lutheran Church, St Louis, MO. Designed by Will Frank.

“Just as Christ’s work on the cross was countercultural, this service is a counternarrative, a living witness, a celebration of faithful, fierce and fearless women of God who continue to break barriers, preach with prophetic power & lead with divine authority.” #UMC religionnews.com/2026/04/02/s...

Jesus said, “Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” —John 13

The Lord God helps me;  therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint,  and I know that I shall not be put to shame;  he who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me?  Let us stand in court together. —Isaiah 50

For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. 1 Corinthians 1

Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more than they are doing now. Christians should take a stronger stand in favor of the weak rather than considering first the possible right of the strong. —Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” —Mark 10

The fewer the words, the better the prayer. —Martin Luther

I have come to regard with some suspicion those who claim that the Bible never troubles them. I can only assume this means they haven’t actually read it. — Rachel Held Evans

Bishop Paneeraq Hansine Judithe Karen Siegstad Munk has been the head of the Greenlandic People’s Church (the Evangelical #Lutheran Church of Greenland) since 2020, which is home to over 90% of Greenland’s majority-Inuit population. sojo.net/articles/10-...

Your beliefs will be the light by which you see, but they will not be what you see and they will not be a substitute for seeing. —Flannery O’Connor

“At their roots, these forms of violence are dehumanizing misuses of power. No one deserves this evil. All people are made in God’s own image. The abusive actions of others cannot change this truth.” #ELCA #Lutheran www.elca.org/news/presidi...

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Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all who take the sword will die by the sword.” —Matthew 26

‍ Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,  for in you I put my trust.  Teach me the way I should go,  for to you I lift up my soul. ‍Teach me to do your will,  for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me  on a level path. —Psalm 143

God’s Word is for all of us and each of us; He does not need to give particular messages to particular people. —Jonathan Edwards

The lawsuit was filed in February by the #Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical #Lutheran Church in America, #ELCA, the #Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ, #UCC, and the Rev. Christopher Collins, a #Jesuit priest. #ICE #ICEout #Whipple religionnews.com/2026/03/20/f...

ACTION ALERT As #ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry wrote to senators ahead of the Senate passage, “In our religious tradition, housing is a moral issue that concerns human beings created in God’s image for a life of dignity in justice.” #Lutheran #housing act.elca.org/page/95581/a...

Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that overawes our little anxieties and doubts; the sight of the deep-blue sky and the clustering stars above seems to impart a quiet to the mind. — Jonathan Edwards

AI Jesus is not the Good Shepherd. Don’t be led astray.

One of the most successful deceptions of our time was getting many Americans to fear diversity more than racism, equality more than misogyny, democracy more than fascism, immigrants more than authoritarians, the poor more than corrupt billionaires, and empathy more than cruelty.

I will turn the darkness before them into light,  the rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do,  and I will not forsake them. —Isaiah 42

Christ where I lie, Christ where I sit, Christ where I arise Christ in the heart of every one who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of every one who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me. —Saint Patrick

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left. —Saint Patrick

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. —Romans 15:13

Let no one deceive you with empty words. Walk as children of light, for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. —Ephesians 5

ACTION ALERT The news from the Middle East is unrelenting, w escalating conflict & devastating humanitarian consequences. #Lutheran Disaster Response is working with our companions including Middle East Council of Churches, the ELC in Jordan & the Holy Land, & LWF. give.elca.org/page/86576/d...

The care of souls is the art of all arts. —Gregory the Great