Author: Leslie Scoopmire

Home Among the Weeds

At our former homemy beloved dislikedour Rose of Sharon trees—he likened them to weeds. Yet I am convincedthat it is always the “weeds”that provide the

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Blessing Beyond Boundaries

The rogation procession begins at the parish door, in ages past a lion leading the way, priest and people tracing and beating the parish bounds,

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UnChained

“An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.”—Mahatma Gandhi1 Peter 3:13-22 How should we respond when treated badly, even while doing good? How

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God our Refuge

(inspired by Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16) In You, O God, do we take refuge: our trust is in You as we cry out in distress. Even when the

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The God of Green Pastures

Psalm 23 Let me give thanks and praise to God,my Shepherd and Provider,who claims and unfailingly loves me as God’s own. I lay all my trust

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We Had Hoped

Luke 24:13-24 We had hoped that he would redeem Israel, make Israel great again, a power among powers. We had hoped that he would cleanse

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Thomas Speaks

John 20:19-31 What would you have done? We all had heard Magdalene’s crazy tale, but even after all the Master’s assurances, fear seized us. My

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A Love Story

John 13:1-17, 31b-35 A table. A robe. A towel. A basin. Water. A cup of wine. A loaf of bread.  Blessing. Thanksgiving. Service. Love. These

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Empty

Philippians 2:5-11 Empty of all privilege and power, empty of all vanity and puffed up pride he arrives not as a great warrior astride a

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Lazarus Unbound

John 11:1-45 To the sound of distant weeping I exited:“Eleazar, Eleazar,” my sisters criedbut the keen came as if from the bottom of a well,

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