“In You we do not grieve without hope. Help us hold in tension the promise that You will make all things new and the reality of present brokenness. May we overflow with compassion for the hurting, and when we ourselves hurt, comfort us with Your loving presence.” Sarah A. Schultz

“Father, thank You for welcoming us to Your table. Help us to remember that we are not invited based on our merits but Yours. Let us accept Your gracious gift and extend the invitation to others, becoming a place of welcome for the hurting.” Kristine Frey

“Father, as Your followers, may we be the first to set down our stones. Make us mindful of logs in our own eyes when we are tempted to focus on specks in others’. Help us to show a broken world that You stand for salvation, not condemnation.” Chilobe Kalambo

“Heavenly Father, thank You for the value You place on our lives. Thank You for Your example of treasuring every person. As people who have been pursued by Your unstoppable love, mobilize us in pursuit of others who need to know their worth in Your eyes.” Alexandra Nuñez

“Father, open our eyes and open our circles. Help us to welcome new perspectives and ideas, for the benefit of Your Kingdom. May diversity bring not division but rejoicing as we grow into a strong and beautiful body equipped to serve You.” Jeff Galley

Father, as we wait for You in this broken world, we will wrong others, and we will be wronged. Give us the strength to ask forgiveness and the grace to forgive. Guard our hearts from bitterness and keep us ever mindful of what it means to be a forgiven servant of the King. I. B.

“Father, we marvel that You have entrusted us with the mission of reaching the world with Your love. When the task feels too great, fill us with boldness and perseverance. May we model our lives after Yours, so there is no way to see us without seeing You.” Katy Rogers

“...all men need enough silence and solitude in their lives to enable the deep inner voice of their own true self to be heard at least occasionally.” THOMAS MERTON

When unrest is at the soul level, it’s untouchable by traditional means. We need an “other than” kind of power to remedy it. God is the true source of rest. May you find rest and peace in the Lord today.

A great benefit of Sabbath keeping is that we learn to let God take care of us—not by becoming passive and lazy, but in the freedom of giving up our feeble attempts to be God in our own lives. MARVA DAWN

“At its best, DEI is about developing talent, measuring it in a fair way and finding hidden talent and disadvantaged talent in a world where not everybody has an equal chance to exhibit their abilities” cnn.com/2025/01/22/us/… What is DEI, and why is it dividing America?

“If we fail to love those around us, we also fail to show them the love of God."

A wise person is someone you can rely on not to praise God one minute and slander you the next. Wisdom is shown in a consistency of life and lip; teaching and living must speak the same message. That is the kind of wise person you want teaching you! How are your teachers?

Disordered desires lead to disordered relationships and all sorts of other sins.

The Vaccine health care professionals who are broadly admired globally due to policies that reduced disease and improved quality and length of life, are being replaced by unqualified professionals who know very little about vaccine science. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

Keep in mind this truth: in your relationships, you attract WHO YOU ARE, not WHAT YOU WANT. No one healthy enough to be worth having wants to sign up for fixing you up. Just truth-telling.

Jesus touches us in our most desperate places, not only the physical but the spiritual. Jesus is the great physician who wants to heal and restore us in our deepest needs. Praise Him.