Linda Burch Center yourself on today's reflection by lighting a candle and reciting this breath prayer: Inhale - Cleanse our hearts, Lord, by your Spirit Exhale - that we might praise your holy name. Colossians 3: 12-15 (NIV) 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. 15 [...]

Mike Mosby, Children’s Church Coordinator Center yourself on today's reflection by lighting a candle and reciting this breath prayer:  Inhale - Answer me, Lord, for your love is kind Exhale - in your compassion, turn to me.  Luke 19:1-10 1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, [...]

Kristin Reynolds, Advancement Chair, Children’s Council member, Member since 2000 Center yourself on today's reflection by lighting a candle and reciting this breath prayer: Inhale - Cleanse our hearts, Lord, by your Spirit Exhale - that we might praise your holy name.  Psalm 51:1-4 (NIV) 1 Have mercy on me, O God,     according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion     blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity     and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions,     and my sin is always before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned [...]

Cindy Donaldson, St. Luke’s member since 2012 Center yourself on today's reflection by lighting a candle and reciting this breath prayer: Inhale - O Light that shines in our darkness Exhale - come and free us from our sin. Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.  Reflection: We all know the Joneses, as in the expression “keeping up with the Joneses.” Your idea of the person, or family, it [...]

Rev. Michelle Manuel Center yourself on today's reflection by lighting a candle and reciting this breath prayer: Inhale - Listen, Lord, in your mercy Exhale - not to our words but to our hearts. Psalm 1:6-12 You desire truth in the inward being;      therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.  7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;      wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.  8 Let me hear joy and gladness;      let the bones that you have crushed rejoice.  9 Hide your face from my sins,      and blot out all my iniquities. 10 [...]

Charity Autry, Member since 2008, Families in Faith Sunday School Leader, Starting Point Leader, VBS Chair (Children’s Ministry Council) Center yourself on today's reflection by lighting a candle and reciting this breath prayer: Inhale - Overwhelm us with your love Exhale - which casts out every fear. Ephesians 4:31-32 (New International Version) 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Reflection: Forgiveness is one of the easiest and hardest things to [...]

Vicki Keiser, Stephen’s Ministry and Church Council Center yourself on today's reflection by lighting a candle and reciting this breath prayer: Inhale - I will call upon God Exhale - and the Lord will deliver me. 2 Corinthians 7:8-10 8 For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. 9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you [...]

Becky Kidd, Member since 1979 Center yourself on today's reflection by lighting a candle and reciting this breath prayer: Inhale - Be not far from me, O Lord Exhale - for you are my strength and my help. James 5:16 (NIV) Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.  Reflection: During Lent, we are invited to give great thought to our sins and confess our sins. I went on a Walk to Emmaus in 1993. It was such a [...]

Lavonne Baker Center yourself on today's reflection by lighting a candle and reciting this breath prayer: Inhale - Free us, Lord, from the chains of death Exhale - that we might work for love and life. Luke 22:61-62. The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter.  Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him:  “Before the rooster crows today you will disown me three times.”  And he went outside and wept bitterly. Reflection: This is a familiar and cringeworthy passage. We may have thought, “I wouldn’t do that, certainly not three times! Gosh Peter what’s the [...]