ETERNAL GOD, Give us discerning hearts to recognize the fear in our anger, the muffled hope in our cynicism, and the wounds we carry as weapons. Help us see ourselves as you see us, and love ourselves and others with your gracious love. Amen. – Melissa Tidwell Alive Now Magazine (via Upper Room Daily Reflections)…
Category: Meditation
Authentic Spirituality
AN AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY always stretches toward the transforming of our personal lives and of the societies in which we live, work, and play. – Trevor Hudson and Stephen D. Bryant The Way of Transforming Discipleship (via Upper Room Daily Reflections) I value authenticity, in fact when we were talking about the core values…
Offering Ourselves to God
SAINTS DO NOT POSSESS an extra layer of muscle. They are not taller, and they do not sport superior IQs. They are not richer, and their parents are not more clever than yours or mine. They have no batlike perception that enables them to fly in the dark. They are flesh and blood, just like…
Another Day in God’s Love
GOD, LET US COUNT the ways you never leave us. Your Light of Day greeted us this morning. The smell of life filled our nostrils with the crisp, chilly air of a new day. The melody of gently crackling leaves whispered your love in our ears. These are among the Good Morning gifts we thank…
The Love of Christ
It’s been quite a while since I’ve resumed these mediations/reflections based on the Upper Room Daily Reflections. I’ll try to jump start again . THE HEALING LOVE OF CHRIST continues to be holistic. Sometimes we pray to be healed in a certain way, and we discover that God seems to be working with a completely…
Meditation
In times when our minds maybe more occupied with strategies of life and also leadership, it’s good to return to our center where inner strength is cultivated. I was asked about personal devotions yesterday, or the more traditional term “quiet time” :-). Whatever we call it for me I like the term Sacred Space, or…
Responsibility
One key themes that I find myself working hard the last 8 years especially since the rebirth of Bangsar Lutheran Church is to help fellow Christians and human beings get them to a place where people will take responsibility for their lives. It’s been tough, because when someone does not take responsibility it reflects a…
Harmonics 22
But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;…
Harmonics 21
If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. -1 John 1:9 (NRSV) One of the segments of the worship liturgy which has stuck with me since returning to the Lutheran church is the time for personal and corporate confession. It’s imprinted…
Harmonics 20
As we grow up we get conflicting advice about ourselves, some say we should focus on our weaknesses and improve them, others would say we should focus on our strengths and enhance them. Culturally, we might tend towards one or the other. But I guess, after some hard knocks and small successes, I’ve found that…