A fresh start does not have to begin on January 1st. We do not need to wait for a new year to make resolutions or to embrace the new while letting go of the old.
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FUMCFW Prayer Ministries offers many ways to get connected with our praying community. Recognizing that every person has unique gifts and callings, many of which emerge out of times of struggle and pain, we are here to encourage individual spiritual formation and disciplines that can become powerful influences on all aspects of the life-long faith journey.
Looking to spend more time with God? Our Daily Bread Devotionals are written by people of faith and include messages of instruction and inspiration. We invite you to take a few moments to read and reflect upon today’s scripture selection and to carry these thoughts with you into your day. Join us on this daily journey of faith!
A fresh start does not have to begin on January 1st. We do not need to wait for a new year to make resolutions or to embrace the new while letting go of the old.
One of the hardest things to do, when we have been wronged, is to forgive or to admit our own faults when we have wronged others.
The Hebrew elders, scribes, and religious leaders of the 5th century and beyond who chose to begin the collection of the 150 psalms with this psalm as the first clearly saw the importance of connecting the blessings of life with living according to God’s law.
In the story of Joseph, we see a powerful example of divine love and forgiveness.
Jacob has died. Joseph and his brothers begin fulfilling the vows their father, Jacob, asked of them.
I grew up in a small rural town in South Arkansas, where I was known as the kid who rode a bike everywhere and could sing.
My older brother, Mike, is ten years older than me. With such an age gap, he often felt more like an older cousin or uncle.
Growing up as a nerdy choir kid, I was deeply involved in music at both church and school.
After a long day of church services, I was getting ready to cook for my son
I spent twenty-six years in education, with many of those years in a Disciplinary Alternative Education Placement (DAEP) setting.
The Upper Room is a well-recognized resource and model of practical Christianity, accessible in varied formats to help people feel invited and welcomed into God’s presence each day.
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
