Good Morning, Ministry Partner!

June 5, 2019

Be Encouraged by God's Word
But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

— Ephesians 2:4-7

Wisdom from Fellow Pilgrims

Only the man who has had to face despair is really convinced that he needs mercy. Those who do not want mercy never seek it. It is better to find God on the threshold of despair than to risk our lives in a complacency that has never felt the need of forgiveness. A life that is without problems may literally be more hopeless than one that always verges on despair.

— Thomas Merton

Pray Together with Us

God, of your goodness, give me Yourself;
   for You are enough for me,
   and I can ask for nothing less
   that can be full honor to You.
And if I ask anything that is less,
   ever Shall I be in want,
   for only in You have I all.

— Julian of Norwich

New Every Morning: a daily (M-F) encouragement resource for clergy that includes a scriptural start for the day, a thought from a brother/sister of the faith, and a prayer to enrich the service of the minister. It is an inner life component of the Soul Care ministry of the Church of the Nazarene's Clergy Development Office.
— Dr. Daniel Copp, director

nazarenepastor.org