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This page serves as a gateway for the spiritual refreshment articles on this site. Most are written as meditations on Scripture. You'll gain the most from these by reading them alongside an open Bible. You may prefer to print them so that you can ponder them away from the computer as you pull away to meet with God.
As you seek refreshment, I encourage you to grasp hold of this promise:
Master Artist, Magnificent CreatorMeditations on Isaiah 40 and 43 focusing on his creative and redemptive work.Shimmering Artistry The Incomparable God The Work of His Hands |
Conversations at a WellIn Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman, redeeming grace is front and centre as Jesus affirms her identity and reveals his own.Graced Poured Out Worship in Spirit Worship in Truth |
Gospel ContemplationsHem of His GarmentJesus, Jairus & a woman in need Toward Jerusalem 50 days with Jesus, written for Lent, but lovely anytime of year Bartimaeus An imaginative devotional Bread from Heaven It was a tough crowd the day after Jesus fed the 5000 (John 6). Today's gift God speaks when I read for today |
Poetry and PrayersStillby Rainer Maria Rilke Because He is Risen by Gerard Kelly Broken Vases Prayer of Devotion by Ken Gire Prayer of Unknowing by Thomas Merton To Will One Thing by Søren Kierkegaard Elizabeth's Poetry |
O Father in Heaven,
perhaps you've already heard what I wanted to tell you,
What I wanted to ask is....
"If I were called upon to state in a few words the essence of everything I was trying to say both as a novelist and as a preacher, it would be something like this: Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than...."
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Frederick Buechner
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