Good Morning, Ministry Partner!

June 26, 2020

Be Encouraged by God's Word
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

— Romans 5:1-5, NRSV

Wisdom from Fellow Pilgrims

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.

— Thomas Merton

Pray Together with Us

I do need you. Lord, I need you now. I know that I can do without many of the things that once I thought were necessities, but without you I cannot life, and dare not die. I needed you when sorrow came, when shadows were thrown across the threshold of my life, and you did not fail me then. I needed you when sickness laid a clammy hand upon my family, and I cried to you, and you did hear. I needed you when perplexity brought me to a parting of the ways, and I knew not how to turn. You did indicate the better way. And though the sun is shining around me today, I know at I need you even in the sunshine, and shall still need you tomorrow.

— Peter Marshall (1902-1949)

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 Global Clergy Development Office.
— Dr. Klaus Arnold, director