Dear Friends,

 We pray you are safe and well.

As we celebrate The Birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today's Meditation presents two people who inspired his soul: Langston Hughes whose poem I Dream a World bore fruit in MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech and Howard Thurman who was a spiritual guide to MLK.

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 We pray you are safe and well.

In the midst of all that is happening politically, we are reminded that the pandemic still rages. Today's Meditation gives us hope in our togetherness--we remember all those courageously dealing with a healing response.

Dear Friends,

 We pray you are safe and well.

At this time of year, the Church invites us to pray for Refugees and Immigrants. In the reflection below, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas challenges us as a country to ponder our hardening of heart toward immigrants and refugees and hear God knocking at our door, wanting to come in.

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 We pray you are safe and well.

Today's Meditation will inspire you: Time Magazine names Gitanjali Rao, 15, "Kid of the Year."

Dear Friends,

 We pray you are safe and well.

Today's Meditation seems perfect for today and all we are going through as a country, politically and with COVID.