Good Morning, Ministry Partner!

August 25, 2020

Be Encouraged by God's Word
Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,
who looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?
He raises the poor from the dust,
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
He gives the barren woman a home,
    making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the Lord!

— Psalm 113:5-9, NRSV

Wisdom from Fellow Pilgrims

For a long time, I sought safety and security among the wise and clever, hardly aware that the things of the kingdom were revealed to “little children”; that God has chosen “those who by human standards are fools to shame the wise.” But when I experienced the warm, unpretentious reception of those who have nothing to boast about, and experienced a loving embrace from people who didn’t ask any questions, I began to discover that a true spiritual homecoming means a return to the poor in spirit to whom the kingdom of heaven belongs.

—Mother Teresa

Pray Together with Us

O Holy Spirit, give me faith that will protect me from despair, from passions and from vice; give me such love for God as will blot out all hatred and bitterness; give me the hope that will deliver me from fear and faint-heartednesst.

—Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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