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John 15:26 & 16:7&8 15:26 [And Jesus said] “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, she will testify on my behalf… 16:7…Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do …

Acts 10:45-47 (NRSV) 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter said, 47 “Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received …

Nan Merrill – Psalms for Praying, Psalm 1 Reflection from Spiritual Director – Francie Thayer At The Well this week, we spent time with Psalm 1. The words came from Nan Merrill’s book Psalms for Praying. Nan offers translation/interpretations of the psalms through the lens of God being Love—unending, complete, eternal Love.  I cherish this …

Nan Merrill Psalms for Praying – Psalm 22:25-28 To You, O Beloved, I lift up my voice                         in the great congregation;             for You promise to remain with                         those whose love is steadfast. The hungry shall eat and be                         satisfied; Those who seek You shall sing praises! Your Heart is our dwelling …

John 13: 5, 34 & 35 13:5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. 13:34 “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love …

Philippians 2:5-7 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness.   Reflection – Mary Carol Tazewell To …

Jeremiah: 31:33b …[The LORD said:] I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; Reflection from Spiritual Director – Francie Thayer Spending time with this phrase from our lectio divina scripture from the Well this week, I find myself thinking about God’s law. In the Hebrew Scripture context, my …

Psalm 27: 1 & 14 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 27:14 Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD! Reflection from Spiritual Director – Francie …

Psalm 19: 1-6 Common English Bible 19 Heaven is declaring God’s glory;    the sky is proclaiming his handiwork.2 One day gushes the news to the next,    and one night informs another what needs to be known.3 Of course, there’s no speech, no words—        their voices can’t be heard—4     but their sound[a] extends throughout the world;        their words reach the ends of the earth. God …

Mark 8:34-36 34 He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.  35 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the …

Mark 1:9-13 9-11 At this time, Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. The moment he came out of the water, he saw the sky split open and God’s Spirit, looking like a dove, come down on him. Along with the Spirit, a voice: “You are my Son, chosen …

Isaiah 43:1-4 Thus says the Lord: … Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, …

Isaiah 40: 28-31 40:28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. God does not faint or grow weary; The Holy One’s understanding is unsearchable. 40:29 God gives power to the faint and strengthens the powerless. 40:30 Even youths will faint …

Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind    by a road they do not know,by paths they have not known    I will guide them.I will turn the darkness before them into light,    the rough places into level ground.These are the things I will do,    and I will not forsake them. I have a friend who is 99% blind.  Everything in …

Psalm 62:5-862:5 For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from You. 62:6 God alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. 62:7 On You rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God. 62:8 Trust in God at all …