The reading is from Isaiah 40:28-31 -- the The Inclusive Bible. (c )2007 Priests for Equality. Sheed & Ward. Kindle Edition.

The reading for the day comes from Philippians 3:12-16, Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible

The reading is from Psalm 98-- the The Inclusive Bible. (c )2007 Priests for Equality. Sheed & Ward. Kindle Edition.

Some days you just need to laugh at a really bad joke.

The poem is #25 from: Poems from the Divan of Hafiz, translated by Gertrude Lowthian Bell, 1897. London: Heinemann.

For more information on the poet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafez

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The reading is from Philippians 4:4-7 -- the The Inclusive Bible. (c )2007 Priests for Equality. Sheed & Ward. Kindle Edition.

A prayer for those in the medical field, the first responders, and the people who are providing care for those with the Corona Virus.

Thanks to John Ourensma, our Director of Music, for recording the song for us.

Words and music: David Hass © GIA Publications, Inc, 1991. All Rights Reserved.

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The scripture reading is from Jeremiah 29:4-14, New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

Quotes taken from: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World. Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. 

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