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  • A small black child rides on their father's shoulders, as the two hold hands
    The Catastrophic Consequence of Likeability

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    From WorshipWeb
    We teach girls to be likeable, to be nice, to be false. And we do not teach boys the same. This is dangerous.
  • A person's feet and their laptop computer on a bed, as photographed from above.
    Blessing of the Electronic Devices

    Dayna Edwards

    From WorshipWeb
    Let’s breathe and remember that it is not the device that has value; the value is found in the connections which the device allows us to sustain.
  • An array of glasses, bowls, and trinkets set on a table for a yard sale.
    Holding On and Letting Go

    Amanda Poppei

    From Braver/Wiser
    Sometimes, I know I'm hanging onto a part of my life that I'll need to let go of...but not just yet.
  • A person's feet and their laptop computer on a bed, as photographed from above.
    Apart but Together

    Cynthia Landrum

    From WorshipWeb
    Spirit of life and love, We gather together in different ways this morning, From computer screens, from telephones, from car radios, We gather, reaching...
  • A wicker bassinet, lined with bedding, with infant clothing draped on the edge.
    New Levels of Sacred

    Caitlin Cotter Coillberg

    From Braver/Wiser
    Before I birthed my baby, he was a possibility. With that first cry, first breath, he became a person in the world.
  • Scrabble letters spell out the word "January."
    Chalice Lighting for the New Year

    Lisa Doege

    From WorshipWeb
    For the new year, just days old, beginning today, always beginning: We light our chalice, symbol of faith, perseverance, and hope, in astonished...
  • A stark angular doorway in a bright orange wall.
    Thresholds

    Arlen Goff

    From WorshipWeb
    Thresholds. We cross them every day....
  • In the background, letters are piled on a Scrabble board. In the foreground, someone holds the "C" tile as the letters "R E A T E" fall towards the board.
    Next Year's Words

    Tim Atkins

    From Braver/Wiser
    When I’m questioning what’s the right thing to do, I will look to my word of the year for guidance.
  • The Kanuti River winds through banks of golden trees in autumn on the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
    To Be Resilient

    Tim Atkins

    From Braver/Wiser
    There are many spiritual lessons from the natural world, and this is one for me: oxbow lakes as as a combination of resiliency, strength, and flexibility.
  • Fat drops of dew on the emerald leaves of a succulent
    Learning to Love This World

    Molly Housh Gordon

    From WorshipWeb
    We gather together this morning tenderly—like drops of dew on a leaf of grass hopefully—like gathered raindrops in a cloud gleefully—like water...