Sing First Verse of “When the Poor Ones” 1 When the poor ones, who have nothing, still are giving; when the thirsty pass the cup, water to share; when the wounded offer others strength and healing: Refrain We see God, here by our side, walking our way; we see God, here by our side, walking our way Late one night this week, I was thinking about the scriptures selected for today. These short, but powerful portions of welcome from Jeremiah 28 and Matthew 10, rattled around in my mind – making it impossible for sleep to come. So, in the middle of the night I wrestled with the message of this scripture and noticed a bunch of cilantro that had arrived in a produce delivery earlier that day. As I got a closer look at the freshly cut sprigs of green – they were clean and dried off - but wilting and scattered o...
Life is tough, but hope is tougher.