Have you ever (like me) found yourself grumbling about all the work that you must do each day? My to-do list list seems long and tedious, and I grumble. The work I do for my family goes unnoticed, and I grumble. Projects that I work hard at don’t go my way and—you guessed it—I grumble. Oh, not all the time, and most of the time the grumbling isn’t even out loud. However silent, the unrest…
One of the things that I have missed the most during this time of social distancing due to Covid 19 is meeting in-person with my Bible study group. One of our group’s traditions is taking a meeting each month just for hospitality and fellowship. We take turns hosting our gathering in our homes. We have coffee and snacks, pray together, and simply enjoy being with each other. This focus on mutual hospitality and fellowship is…
God has done so much for us. We can ask ourselves if we truly give thanks each and every day for all that God has given us. Like the leper in today’s Gospel reading who returned to give thanks to God for his healing, the first step of gratitude is simply to notice how God cares for us. Each of us has so much to be thankful for. We’ve received small, everyday gifts and large,…