“Christ was steadfast in faith, abiding with confidence in the love of his Father even in the face of opposition and rejection. Draw on Christ’s strength. Claim his steadfastness and embrace his promise of life. There will be times when you may be tempted to despair, perhaps even times when you question your ability to cope with life. Trust that Christ’s strength and steadfastness will pull you through.”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Steadfastness #JesusChrist #SSJE #Episcopal

https://www.ssje.org/2020/05/16/the-god-on-the-mountain-br-david-vryhof/

“We come to know God as love, as light, and as indwelling presence, so that we may become love and light and presence for others. In this season, reflect on how you can come to know God more fully. Pray that you may live and act so that others may know God through you.”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Knowing #Presence #Light #Life #Love #Episcopal #Monastic #SSJE

https://www.ssje.org/2023/01/07/knowing-god-and-making-god-known-br-lain-wilson/

“Jesus paid attention to the periphery and saw those looked down on or overlooked. Looking widely, Jesus saw Matthew, saw a human with dignity and worth. Matthew, an outcast seen and invited in, experienced Jesus’ mercy.”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Mercy #SaintMatthew #FeastDay #BCP #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE

https://www.ssje.org/2019/09/21/learn-mercy-br-luke-ditewig/

“May we have the courage to open our eyes, roll up our sleeves, and engage in a vocation of love and mercy; to be wounded healers, showing the same compassion that our Savior has shown us.”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Courage #Service #Love #Mercy #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE #Jesus

https://www.ssje.org/2016/09/25/staring-mercy-in-the-eye-br-jim-woodrum/

“There are no boundaries within God’s mercy. There is no one outside God’s mercy, compassion, and loving kindness. This truth has the power to convert us, to change our lives. To be a neighbor is to show mercy to those in need, regardless of their race, religion, or country of origin.”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Mercy #Compassion #Conversion #Episcopal #Anglican #Monastics #SSJE #Jesus

https://www.ssje.org/2019/07/14/who-is-my-neighbor/

“We live in a country which is deeply divided, with huge political uncertainty.  It can make us feel insecure, worn out, even despairing. But we as Christians also have another life. A more hidden life, but one filled with power and promise. St Paul knew this and put it beautifully in the letter to the Ephesians: ‘My life, (my truest life),’ he said, ‘is hidden with Christ in God.’”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Power #Life #SSJE #Episcopal #Episcodons #Jesus

https://www.ssje.org/2019/10/06/lord-increase-our-faith-br-geoffrey-tristram/

“The promise of God spoken through Jesus is a promise of healing, strength, and life in all its abundance. If we stop watching, close our eyes, turn our heads, ignore what is going on around us, we may never see God at work in the world around us. And if we only see thorns and thistles, how will we notice the cypress and myrtle, and join God in building the new Jerusalem here on earth?”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Thorns #Cypress #Myrtle #Healing #Episcopal #SSJE #Jesus

https://www.ssje.org/2020/07/12/the-cypress-and-the-myrtle/

“We have been chosen to work with God and on behalf of God for the healing and reconciliation of our broken world, and for this work God has equipped us with gifts which enable us to carry out our task. There is not a single Christian who is not a minister of the Gospel of Christ. There is not a single Christian who has not been called to this work.”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Minister #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE #Gospel #GoodNews #Healing #Reconciliation #Jesus

https://www.ssje.org/2016/07/05/gods-mission-and-ours-br-david-vryhof/

“Our quiet, steady, unwavering commitment to Jesus Christ may inspire in others a curiosity and a desire to understand and embrace this faith. The way we live, the way we speak, the way we serve, the way we love and honor one another and those whom we meet, may inspire someone we hardly know to seek God by exploring the Christian way.”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Inspiration #Conversion #Commitment #Martyrdom #SaintAlban #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE #Jesus

https://www.ssje.org/2022/06/22/life-changing-witness-the-feast-of-st-alban-br-david-vryhof/

“‘Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?’ This is the challenge of Baptism. Jesus reminds us that there is another way to live, the way of humility, love, justice, and peace. These are the marks of the kingdom of God.”

#KingdomOfGod #Humility #PlaceAtTheTable #Baptism #Love #BrotherGiveUsAWord #SSJE #Episcopal #Monastics #Jesus

https://www.ssje.org/2019/09/01/room-at-the-table-br-james-koester/

“Our human vocation is to live in communion and mutuality with one another, which is rooted in our creation in God’s image and likeness. The very being of God is community; the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are One in reciprocal self-giving love. So for us. This is our vocation, our reason for being, in these especially desperate and opportune times.”

#TrinitySunday #HolyTrinity #Communion #Love #Vocation #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE #BrotherGiveUsAWord

https://www.ssje.org/2020/06/07/these-desperate-and-opportune-times-br-curtis-almquist/

“What is dark and scary? What melts your heart? Jesus comes in the midst, in the dark, in the storm. We may be all the more frightened at first because Jesus shows up where it seems impossible. Welcome Jesus into the boat, into your life, indeed into your fear. Surprisingly, miraculously, Jesus will bring you home, to the harbor you are bound for.”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Harbor #Episcopal #Monastics #Meditation #SSJE #Jesus

https://www.ssje.org/2015/04/18/into-the-boat-br-luke-ditewig/

“Our society has programmed us to see love as transactional. ‘Scratch my back, and I will scratch yours.’ But Jesus’ command to love one another as He has loved us is to follow his example of grace in the giving of his life on the cross for all the world. The call is to sacrifice for others fully with no consideration of what you will get in return.”

#Sacrifice #AgapeLove #BrotherGiveUsAWord #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE #Jesus #Crucifixion #Resurrection #WayOfTheCross

https://www.ssje.org/2022/05/15/what-is-love-br-jim-woodrum/

“In an age when words of fear, retribution and anger dominates the news and fills our ears, words of hope, forgiveness and love seem an idle tale at worst and unbelievable at best. Yet the promise of the Risen Lord is that hope, not fear has the last word. The promise of the Risen Lord is that forgiveness, not retribution has the last word. The promise of the Risen Lord is that love, not anger has the last word.”

#BrotherGiveUsAWord #Promise #Jesus #Episcopal #SSJE

https://www.ssje.org/2016/03/27/love-reborn-br-james-koester/

“Jesus’ own path shows us that death leads to life, and sacrifice leads to freedom, and that in the end, love always triumphs. We are not a people without hope. On the contrary, our hope is in the God who overcame death and the grave. This mystery lies at the heart of what we believe, and therefore we will not fear to count the cost and to lay aside all to follow him.”

#Mystery #BrotherGiveUsAWord #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE #WayOfTheCross #Jesus

https://www.ssje.org/2015/11/04/difficult-words-for-disciples-br-david-vryhof/

“How often do we come to Jesus and expect him to conform to or affirm our priorities, prejudices, and opinions? We place all these things in front of us so that they mediate and make conditional our encounter with Jesus. We fail to meet Jesus face to face, to take him on his terms, to receive him as he offers himself to us. This is the trap we build, and that we ourselves spring.”

#Encounter #Jesus #Episcopal #Monks #SSJE

https://www.ssje.org/2022/12/14/not-made-to-be-trapped-br-lain-wilson/

“How do we not only live, but live fully, expansively, eternally? We follow the way of the cross: the way down into the crisis, the dark cave, the cold tomb that holds the truth we tremble to name; the love that leads us through to the other side; the story that sets us free.”

#Follow #WayOfTheCross #WayOfLove #Lent #HolyWeek #Jesus #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE

https://www.ssje.org/2022/04/05/the-poison-contains-the-medicine-br-keith-nelson/

This feels very relevant right now, given the state of our world: “It is not enough to pray. We must act. It is not enough to press forward with our own goals and agendas; we must consider our brothers and sisters, especially those who have fallen behind. Only then will we see God’s glory revealed in our world; only then will we recognize the face of God in these, God’s children.”

#Prayer #Worship #Advocacy #Action #SocialJustice #Jesus #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE

https://www.ssje.org/2020/02/09/social-justice-and-the-glory-of-god-br-david-vryhof/

“Here, in the Lenten wilderness, we are asked to recall that God has promised us life; and if we cannot hear that promise, we are invited to listen deeply for the voice that utters it.”

#Listen #Lent #Wilderness #Journey #Jesus #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE

https://www.ssje.org/2019/03/17/a-love-that-reckons-us-righteous-br-sean-glenn/

“Life would be easier, convenient, and sometimes more fun if we didn’t have to contend with this God thing. But we would be vastly poorer for it. Life in union with God has the power to fill us with faith, love, and meaning. In a world where so much seems meaningless, life in union with God is good news indeed.”

#Meaning #Union #Theosis #Lent #Temptation #Jesus #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE

https://www.ssje.org/2016/02/14/life-in-union-with-god-br-james-koester/