When the storm overtakes their boat, the disciples panic. Waves crash, wind howls and Jesus sleeps. “Save us, Lord! We are perishing!” they cry. But Jesus responds not with alarm but authority: “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?”
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During the Vietnam War, as bombs fell abroad and unrest simmered at home, a group of religious activists took a stand against what they saw as a moral and spiritual catastrophe. #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #TheHarrisburgSeven #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
As Jesus speaks, he places in the hearts and minds of those listening an alternative vision of life that trusts that God is actively involved in all things, as seen in the birds of the air. #hunger #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
As we journey through this Season of Peace, we reflect not only on peace as a promise but also as a calling born from the midst of conflict and driven by courage. #2025PathofPeacereflections #PCUSA #ASeasonofPeace #PresbyterianChurchUSA #LoisStair
The Rev. Dr. James Foster Reese is widely remembered for his dedication to justice, education, community and faith. While pastoring a church on the campus of Knoxville College, he was actively engaged in the Civil Rights Movement. #2025PathofPeacereflections #JamesFosterReese
The lectionary text for the day is located within Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. This particular chunk of text is known for its “you have heard it said … but I say …” statements. #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #FredRogers
Psalm 54 is a cry for deliverance. The psalmist writes from a place of hurt, betrayal and persecution. Rather than succumb to their despair, the psalmist looks to the heavens for guidance. #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
When I was little, I was obsessed with “The Borrowers” — a movie about a tiny family living under floorboards who survive by “borrowing” what humans won’t miss. Inspired, I began borrowing from my older sister. #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
When reading this passage, I imagine those listening to Jesus’ words pictured the light emanating from Jerusalem, a city built on a hill whose light can be seen from miles away. #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Matthew 5:14–16
When reading this passage, I imagine those listening to Jesus’ words pictured the light emanating from Jerusalem, a city built on a hill whose light can be seen from miles away. #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Peacemaking isn’t always marked by tranquility. Lewis was known for his fiery, urgent pursuit of justice, for what David Staniunas of the Presbyterian Historical Society calls an “impatient spirit.” #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
In 1859, John Haskell Shedd arrived in the isolated mountain town of Urmia, in northwest Persia. Shedd, along with his son William Ambrose, served as Presbyterian missionaries in the region for over four decades. #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Bent over her broom, her eyes searching every dark corner, every crevice in the floor … searching … searching … I can imagine Isabella Graham searching for pennies for the Penny Society she founded. #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
John the Baptist is crying out in the wilderness, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” He was preparing the way of the Lord. John the Baptist was a prophet in the mold of the prophet Isaiah. #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Today’s dreadful text describes circumstances we know all too well in our world today. Two poor parents with a young child flee a murderous monarch in search of basic safety in a distant land. #2025PathofPeacereflections #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA
Imagine a population in desperate need of medical care praying Psalm 42 to God: “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mournfully because the enemy oppresses me?” #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
“He’s the last of the great churchmen.”
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Jeremiah 18:1–11; Psalm 139: 1–6, 13–18 #2025PathofPeacereflections #ASeasonofPeace #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA