Set our hearts on fire with love for you and compassion for a hurting world, O God, that in its flame we may love you with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul and with all our strength; that we may love our neighbors as ourselves; that in receiving your precious gifts we may be empowered to give of ourselves to our brothers and sisters in need; that we may do your will on earth as ...
2. Then It Is Still Night
John 17:1-11
Illustration
Frank Schaefer
An old rabbi asked his pupils how they could tell when the night had ended and the day had begun. "Could it be," asked one student, "when you can see an animal in the distance and tell whether it's a sheep or a dog?" "No," answered the rabbi. Another asked, "Is it when you can look at a tree in the distance and tell whether it's a fig tree or a peach tree?" "No," answered the rabbi. "Then when is ...
