Author: Ellen Meissgeier

Always pray to have eyes that see the best  in people, A heart that forgives  the worst, A mind that forgets  the bad,  and a soul that  never loses faith…

Nothing beats a hug… For people who live by themselves during this pandemic the cessation of meaningful human contact can create a sense of isolation, even despair.  When we cannot…

Trappist monk Thomas Merton, who spent more than twenty-five years of his life in a Kentucky monastery, writing and teaching.  Merton struggled to discover God’s will.  He captures his struggle…

As we end another week and prepare to begin a new one, I wanted to share this prayer by E. Lee Phillips with you: This week we may be givenchallenges…

I thought it was just me, this feeling of being disconnected. I have spoken and emailed with a number of people in the last several days and that sentiment seems…

Max Lucado writes a reflection in one of his books where he references Psalm 139, likely verse 23 "Search me out, O God, and know my heart; try me and…

Today our nation commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776), which declared the original colonies to be free from British rule.  Sadly, in truth, it was…

St. Paul wrote in the letter to the Romans: "For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but…

 "I am the Lord, the God of every person on earth. Nothing is impossible for me." [Jer. 32:27 NEV] There are times that we cling to one verse of scripture…

One of my favorite hymns is The Church of Christ, in Every Age (ELW 729). The hymn addresses the need for change and the mission before us. "The church of Christ…