Say It True

Say It True

“Simply, let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and let your ‘No’ be ‘No.’   Anything less is untruthful.” — Matthew 5:37 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: Jesus teaches throughout the Gospels that integrity of word and deed is a hallmark...
Ask, Seek, and Claim

Ask, Seek, and Claim

“Jesus said: ‘Ask, and you will receive what you ask for.   Seek, and you will find what you seek.   Knock, and the door will be opened to you.’” — Luke 11:9 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: Jesus teaches...
Hope in Another Beginning

Hope in Another Beginning

January 20, 1993, Inauguration Day The temperature outside was below freezing, but inside my temperature rose above 101 degrees.  All the planning with friends and colleagues to celebrate at the Capitol was for naught.  I was huddled in my bathrobe...
Prayer to Establish Peace

Prayer to Establish Peace

On this Epiphany, the day when the presence of wisdom honors the presence of peace, we hold to the Truth that the divine essence of all God is resides with us and within us. We vow, in the spirit of justice and goodwill embodied by the spiritual sages of all faiths,...