“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/