Blessing for Honesty

 

Today’s Reflection

May you be delivered safely
onto new shores.
May you trust
that God is with you always;
Even in the blessed mess
of the belly of the whale
and beyond.

—Sharon Seyfarth Garner, Praying with Jonah: Practices for Imperfect Pilgrims (Upper Room Books, 2026)

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Today’s Question

Has God ever forced you to go in a direction you did not initially want to? How did it turn out? How might God be calling you to change directions now? Join the conversation.

Today’s Scripture

Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out onto the dry land.
—Jonah 2:10 (NRSVUE)

Prayer for the Week

God, your call on my life is not something I can simply run away from. Show me your will, and give me the courage to follow through. Amen.
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Lectionary Readings

• Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
• Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13
• Romans 7:15-25a
• Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

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