Waiting and watching is central to the spiritual life. In the face of injustice and abuse by the powerful, Habakkuk declares that he will watch and wait until God answers…
God enters our struggles and brings rejoicing. Joel promises the Israelites, suffering years of drought, they will receive life-giving rain…and new life in the form of prophecy, dreams, and visions…
Persisting in hope. When parents teach their children to take responsibility for themselves and their own behavior things do not always go smoothly. Children sometimes forget what they’ve been taught,…
Bloom where you are planted. Through Jeremiah, God tells the exiled Israelites that they are to live fully and caringly in Babylon, even praying for the welfare of the city.…
The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) is the official women’s auxiliary of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Since 1942, the LWML has affirmed each woman’s identity as a child…