Stillspeaking Daily Devotional

Today in the , Matt Laney challenges our assumptions about people & relationships:

"Let’s read [2 Corinthians 6:14] as a warning against partnerships that ask us to abandon our souls. Some yokes connect us; some break us. Some relationships and systems heal; others ask us to call cruelty practical, silence holy, greed responsible, and domination peace."

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Mismatched Some yokes connect us; some break us. Some relationships, habits, and systems heal; others ask us to call cruelty practical, silence holy, greed responsible, and domination peace.

Today's from Phiwa Langeni: "Remind us that death never has the final word. Renew our access to the cloud of those who’ve gone before us. Reboot our passion to participate in living out your desire for a whole and healthy creation. Amen."

The Cloud The collective cloud of witnesses holds onto our shared memories, love, grief, and losses. In so doing, we’re empowered to redirect our energies into the work of living into our fullest selves.

Good news (perhaps challenging news) from Kaji Douša: "Some of what you are carrying right now may not be yours to carry by yourself."

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We Carry This Some of what you are carrying right now may not be yours to carry by yourself. Some of what feels heavy may be a sign thatyou need to find someone you can entrust to share the load.

Donna Schaper's , "Illogical," prompts us to reflect: How is God's wisdom illogical by human measures? (Devo @ https://www.ucc.org/daily-devotional/illogical/.)

Vicki Kemper writes, "God has given rise to every good thing—babies and bald eagles, bird song and gospel music, lovers and friends, asparagus and tomatoes, community and diversity, solidarity and resistance, a capacity for healing, soup kitchens and hugs and so much more—just so we can experience, enjoy, and maybe even know capital-L Love."

Let the people say, "Amen!"

Groping for God We are too often like fish, swimming in an ocean of God’s love and not even realizing it. Perhaps we could stop our anxious paddling and roll over and just float for a while, enjoying the view.

Kenneth L. Samuel writes for the : "I totally understand the push to live in the moment. To totally show up in real time is always needful. But we’ve all been consumed by moments of anger, regret, sorrow and anguish. And sometimes these moments last for weeks, months, even years."

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We All Have Our Moments Life is more than the accumulation of our good and bad moments. Life is also the hope that defies current desperation. Life is also the love that is still greater than our present animosities.

A reminder from Kaji Douša: "We see a moment. God sees the whole terrain." Read this Daily Devotional at https://www.ucc.org/daily-devotional/flock-stock-and-two-stolen-idols/

Today's by Jennifer Brownell encourages you not to forget: "You are practically almost an angel. You just need to be reminded, sometimes by your own sweet, small voice. And then, holding hands, you are ready to head back out into the world."

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So Brave We need to be reminded, sometimes by our own sweet small voice, that we are brave. And then, holding hands, we are ready to head back out into the world.