I said to the Lord, I’m going to hold steady on to you, and I know you will see me through.
—Harriet Tubman
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I said to the Lord, I’m going to hold steady on to you, and I know you will see me through.
—Harriet Tubman
Teach us to love sincerely the people of our nation and of every race on earth;
may we work for their #peace and welfare.
~ Lord, have mercy on your people.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerforPeace #Prayer #PrayeroftheChurch #Lent #SeasonofLent #JesusChrist
The Lord said to Moses, “See! The Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you food for two days. Each of you stay where you are; do not leave your place on the seventh day.”
So the people rested on the seventh day.
—Exodus 16
The Consultation on Common Texts approved provisional update to the Revised Common #Lectionary to address passages hist misused to justify #anti-Jewish harm.Trial period began 2025 w revised Easter readings & updated preaching & hymn resources. #ELCA #Lutheran #Judaism
blogs.elca.org/worship/9055/
So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.
—Ephesians 2
“As #ELCA #Lutherans, we affirm that government and the order that just laws provide are gifts of God for our safety and well-being. This war does not represent the promotion of this just order but rather its failure.”
www.elca.org/news/bishop-...
In your good providence, remove all causes and occasions of war. Incline the hearts of all people to follow the path to peace and concord, that war may cease and the day of reconciliation may come quickly, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
blogs.elca.org/worship/9501/
Eternal God, whose steadfast love never ends, we ask that you look upon the nations now engaged in war and hasten the day of peace. Look in mercy on those exposed to peril, conflict, sickness and death; and show compassion to the dying.
blogs.elca.org/worship/9501/
Excellent advice right here.
ACTION ALERT
“As the #ELCA, love of neighbor obligates us to act to prevent wars and to seek alternatives to them.” #war #Lutheran #peace #IranWarPowersResolution #S.J.Res.104 #H.Con.Res.38
Click here to contact your reps:
act.elca.org/page/94825/a...
They shall not build and another inhabit;
they shall not plant and another eat,
for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be.
Before they call I will answer,
while they are yet speaking I will hear.
—Isaiah 65
Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
Into ev'ry troubled breast;
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find thy promised rest;
Take away our love of sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.
—Charles Wesley
Byddwch lawen.
Cadwch y ffydd.
Gwnewch y pethau bychain.
Be joyful.
Keep the faith.
Do the little things.
—St David of Wales
Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers.
Protect me from those who are violent,
who plan evil things in their minds
and stir up wars continually.
Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked.
Do not further their evil plot.
—Psalm 140
“Some of my people are transgender, the actions of the Kansas Legislature over the past few weeks have hurt, demeaned, and targeted this already maligned and vulnerable population.
“These are precious children of God whom I love.” #ELCA #Lutheran #Kansas #transgender
“Participants reflected on the dynamic nature of Lutheran identity, exploring how a shared Lutheran tradition is embodied through a diversity of languages, cultures, forms of worship, spirituality, service, and expressions of public witness.”
lutheranworld.org/news/south-a...
“Shame on you for scapegoating immigrants in this country, blaming them for every single brokenness we have…”
religionnews.com/2026/02/25/h...
…for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.
—2 Timothy 1
Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.
Save the planet from data centers.
Don’t want AI results in your Google searches?
Simply type -ai at the end of your search, like this:
Where is Miriam buried? -ai
No more AI results.
Faith means resisting cynicism in a situation that is objectively cynical.
— Dorothee Sölle
ACTION ALERT
When people have access to employment, housing and supportive services, they are far less likely to return to #prison. Contact your Rep today. #ELCA #Lutheran #SCRA
act.elca.org/page/94484/a...
Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
—Hebrews 4
“Pastoral care is the heart & soul of what our Pastors & Deacons are called to provide in their congregations & around the community,” Bishop Jen Nagel of the #ELCA #Minneapolis Area Synod said, “particularly during times of stress, grief, isolation, & transition.”
religionnews.com/2026/02/23/f...
Many are the torments of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
—Psalm 32
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
by Tish Harrison Warren
IVP, 2021
Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep, by Tish Harrison Warren.
Profoundly good & wise.
“Meanwhile, in the Midwest, a pastor who asked to be identified only as the Rev. Beth, to protect the immigrant families she serves, said her church has been housing asylum-seekers since 2023…”
religionnews.com/2026/02/19/i...
“To now subject them to arrest and open-ended detention is a stunning betrayal of both our legal commitments and our moral compass…”
www.globalrefuge.org/news/global-... #ELCA #Lutheran
…prayer is a tutor, not a performance.
—Tish Harrison Warren