Tag: service

  • Space to Care

    Space to Care

    November 2 2 Kings 4.8-10 8 One day Elisha went to Shunem.  And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal.  So whenever he came by, he stopped there to eat.  9 She said to her husband, “I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of…

  • Distractions

    Distractions

    November 1 Luke 10.38-42 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came…

  • Serving By Speaking

    Serving By Speaking

    October 31 Proverbs 31.8-9 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,    for the rights of all who are destitute.9 Speak up and judge fairly;    defend the rights of the poor and needy. Those years of school were fun for some, not so much for others.  Not thinking of the classroom struggles, but the playground struggles.  Those moments…

  • Seeing the Need

    Seeing the Need

    October 30 Leviticus 19.9-10 9 “‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.  10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen.  Leave them for the poor and the foreigner.  I am the Lord your…