Closing the Divide

My favourite moment in the U.S. Presidential Inauguration was when Amanda Gorman, aged 22, recited a powerful poem about unity (full video here):

We close the divide, because we know to put our future first,

We must first put our differences aside.

We lay down our arms

So we can reach out our arms to one another…

Scripture tells us to envision

That everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree,

And no one shall make them afraid.

If we’re to live up to our own time,

then victory won’t lie in the blade but in all the bridges we’ve made.

What a courageous call to come together.

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A Journey From Worry to Confident Hope: Praying Through the Lord’s Prayer

Day 1 of NT Wright’s 7-day devotional/prayer challenge – you can join & read the rest here: https://bible.com/…/8de3161a1483a680a6e142df50d42620

“When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

“Pray then in this way:

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