Reflections for

Trinity Sunday, May 26, 2013

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15

Blogging Toward Sunday

When I can't pray

Romans 8:26-39

Jul 21, 2008 by Trygve David Johnson

When I can’t pray I often turn to the end of Romans 8. Here Paul pulls back the velvet curtain of revelation. What we see is amazing: a never-ending festivity where there sounds a strained, melodious, mysterious prayer that all the suffering in this present world cannot drown out. At the heart of the festivity is the Triune God praying for us.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Blogging toward Sunday

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

May 29, 2007 by Debbie Blue

Wisdom seems like something you find after many years, something elusive, like an old Indian in a cave in the desert. You might have to fast if you want to get a glimpse of her, or trek up to an altitude of 20,000 feet to a Buddhist monastery in Nepal, lead a contemplative life, do lots of reading.

Living by the Word

Mindful

Psalm 8

May 15, 2007 by Mark Ralls

Calvin Trillin’s lighthearted and best-selling tribute to his late wife, Alice, has made husbands like me nervous.

Living by the Word

Are we there yet?

Romans 5:1-8

May 31, 2005 by Felipe N. Martinez

When I take a long road trip, the route I choose depends on whether I am driving my car or riding my motorcycle. If I have a tight time line, I drive my car. I prefer to travel on interstate highways if possible. My priority is to get to my destination quickly; I map out a route, set the cruise control, turn on the radio, fly through the countryside and stop only when absolutely necessary.

Living by the Word

God's arms

Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15

Jun 01, 2004 by Michael L. Lindvall

Paul’s daunting promise to the Romans haunts me: “Suffering produces endurance,” he assures the Romans and us, “and endurance produces character and character produces hope.” Recently I stood in the pulpit of my church and looked over the top of a white, 32-inch-long casket at a young couple from my congregation. Their six-month-old son, who had been happy and healthy just days before, had died in his sleep. The unfathomable suffering of the family was shadowed by a church filled with mourners for whom the scene enacted their most dreaded fears.

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