 Always We Begin Again *by Peter Johns Always we begin again, every moment new, Giving back the good we have received from You. Waking up with grateful hearts, as we greet the day. All creation sings with us a song of praise. We will arise and seek the common goodand welcome all in love.Offering grace to all humanity as reflections of above. Living with sacrifice, simplicity, and wisdom till the end. Because always we begin again. * Used with Permission     Music: Always We Begin Again by Peter Johns **used with permission

<blockquote> Always We Begin Again * by Peter Johns Always we begin again, every moment new, Giving back the good we have received from You. Waking up with grateful hearts, as we greet the day. All creation sings with us a song of praise. We will arise and seek the common good and welcome all in love. Offering grace to all humanity as reflections of above. Living with sacrifice, simplicity, and wisdom till the end. Because always we begin again. * Used with Permission </blockquote> Music: Always We Begin Again by Peter Johns * *used with permission

Matthew 14:13-21 for Sunday, August 6, 2023

Photo by Devesh kumar: https://www.pexels.com/photo/owls-perched-on-a-wood-10882080/ *    Music: Mystery, sung by Theresa Thomason on Paul Winter’s album, Summer Solstice *(paulwinter.com)*used with permission

Photo by Devesh kumar: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/owls-perched-on-a-wood-10882080/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pexels.com/photo/owls-perched-on-a-wood-10882080/</a> * Music: Mystery, sung by Theresa Thomason on Paul Winter’s album, Summer Solstice * (<a href="http://paulwinter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paulwinter.com</a>) *used with permission

Matthew 13:31-44 for Sunday, July 30, 2023

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Psalm 86:11-17 for Sunday, July 23, 2023

Photo by Francesco Ungaro: https://www.pexels.com/photo/landscape-photo-of-falls-464327/ *    Music: Love Like a Waterfall by Peter Johns *(Album: A Discerning Heart)*used with permission

Photo by Francesco Ungaro: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/landscape-photo-of-falls-464327/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pexels.com/photo/landscape-photo-of-falls-464327/</a> * Music: Love Like a Waterfall by Peter Johns * (Album: A Discerning Heart) *used with permission

Psalm 65:9-13 for Sunday, July 16, 2023

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Photo by Michael Block: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-stream-during-daytime-3225517/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-stream-during-daytime-3225517/</a> * Music: Expressions of Faith by Northumbria Community * (<a href="http://northumbriacommunity.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">northumbriacommunity.org</a>) * used with permission

Matthew 11:28-30 for Sunday, July 9, 2023

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John 9:1-34 for Sunday, March 19, 2023

Photo by Hinrich Oltmanns: https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-and-red-body-of-water-357135/ *    Song: Love Like a Waterfall by Peter Johns *(Album: A Discerning Heart)*used with permission

Photo by Hinrich Oltmanns: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-and-red-body-of-water-357135/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-and-red-body-of-water-357135/</a> * Song: Love Like a Waterfall by Peter Johns * (Album: A Discerning Heart) *used with permission

John 4:5-30, 39-42 for Sunday, March 12, 2023

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Matthew 21:12-17 for Sunday, March 5, 2023

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Photo by Tomas Anunziata: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-standing-on-brown-rock-formation-near-body-of-water-3876394/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-standing-on-brown-rock-formation-near-body-of-water-3876394/</a> * Song: Drawing Me Closer by Stephen Iverson * *used with permission

Matthew 6:1-6 for Sunday, February 26, 2023

Photo by Tetyana Kovyrina: https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-smoke-wallpaper-937980/ *    Song: In the Shadow of Your Wings by The Northumbria Community *(https://www.northumbriacommunity.org)*used with permission

Photo by Tetyana Kovyrina: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-smoke-wallpaper-937980/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-smoke-wallpaper-937980/</a> * Song: In the Shadow of Your Wings by The Northumbria Community * (<a href="https://www.northumbriacommunity.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.northumbriacommunity.org</a>) *used with permission

Psalm 99 for Sunday, February 19, 2023

Meditating and praying with Scripture using the ancient practice of lectio divina.

Helps my daily contemplation goal - yay Jesus in 2020!

Grace flows through this reading.

I’m excited I stumbled on this. I’ve needed this as part of my weekly sermon prep!

Finally!

Lectio Divina (When in Doubt)

Photo: Yellow Flame, by Skully MBa from Pexels*Music: Hallelujah, Help Us Pray by Ryan Reardon and Trinity Music**used with permission

Photo: Yellow Flame, by <a href="https://www.pexels.com/@skullymba?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skully MBa</a> from <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/yellow-flame-1316484/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pexels</a>*<a href="https://www.atltrinityworship.org/trinity-music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Music: Hallelujah, Help Us Pray by Ryan Reardon and Trinity Music*</a>*used with permission

Acts 2:1-21 for Sunday, May 31, 2020

https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/matthew-21.1-11-for-sunday-april-5-2020.m4a Photo: It Is Well With My Soul Park Bench, taken by Todd Spencer, Rampart Park, Colorado Springs Music: My Father’s Smile by Jeff Holmes, on Paul Winter’s 23rd Annual Summer Solstice album* *used with permission

<a href="https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/matthew-21.1-11-for-sunday-april-5-2020.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/matthew-21.1-11-for-sunday-april-5-2020.m4a</a> Photo: It Is Well With My Soul Park Bench, taken by Todd Spencer, Rampart Park, Colorado Springs Music: My Father’s Smile by Jeff Holmes, on Paul Winter’s 23rd Annual Summer Solstice album* *used with permission

Matthew 21:1-11 for Sunday, April 5, 2020

Music: Majmin by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *used with permission

Music: Majmin by Trace Bundy* (<a href="http://tracebundy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tracebundy.com</a>) *used with permission

John 17:1-11 for Sunday, May 24, 2020

https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/todd-reads-rubem-alves-_friendship_.m4a *  This reading comes from Rubem Alves’ book, Tender Returns. I read this with the expressed permission from the translator of the book, Glenn Alan Cheney. I am grateful for the honor!

<a href="https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/todd-reads-rubem-alves-_friendship_.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/todd-reads-rubem-alves-_friendship_.m4a</a> * <ul> <li>This reading comes from Rubem Alves’ book, Tender Returns. I read this with the expressed permission from the translator of the book, Glenn Alan Cheney. I am grateful for the honor!</li></ul>

Extra Audio: Todd reads Rubem Alves – “Friendship”

Photo: Trace Bundy on stage at TEDx Boulder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqz9dJaKeDc) Music: Lullaby on Three by Trace Bundy* (tracebundy.com) *used with permission

Photo: Trace Bundy on stage at TEDx Boulder (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqz9dJaKeDc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqz9dJaKeDc</a>) Music: Lullaby on Three by Trace Bundy* (<a href="http://tracebundy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tracebundy.com</a>) *used with permission

John 14:1-14 for Sunday, May 10, 2020

Photo by Kaique Rocha from Pexels*Music: Make Your Home in Me by Stephen Iverson* (http://www.sleepyhollowchurch.org/wp/stephen-iverson-2/)*used with permission

Photo by <a href="https://www.pexels.com/@kaiquestr?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kaique Rocha</a> from <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-hanging-bridge-surrounded-by-green-forest-trees-775201/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pexels</a>*Music: Make Your Home in Me by Stephen Iverson* (<a href="http://www.sleepyhollowchurch.org/wp/stephen-iverson-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sleepyhollowchurch.org/wp/stephen-iverson-2/</a>)*used with permission

John 14:15-20 for Sunday, May 17, 2020

https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/john-20.19-31-for-sunday-april-19-2020.m4a Music: A Sound Arises by Stephen Iverson* (http://www.sleepyhollowchurch.org/wp/stephen-iverson-2/) *used with permission

<a href="https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/john-20.19-31-for-sunday-april-19-2020.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/john-20.19-31-for-sunday-april-19-2020.m4a</a> Music: A Sound Arises by Stephen Iverson* (<a href="http://www.sleepyhollowchurch.org/wp/stephen-iverson-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sleepyhollowchurch.org/wp/stephen-iverson-2/</a>) *used with permission

John 20:19-31 for Sunday, April 19, 2020

https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/luke-24.13-35-for-sunday-april-26-2020.m4a Music: Drawing Me Closer by Stephen Iverson* (http://www.sleepyhollowchurch.org/wp/stephen-iverson-2/) *used with permission

<a href="https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/luke-24.13-35-for-sunday-april-26-2020.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/luke-24.13-35-for-sunday-april-26-2020.m4a</a> Music: Drawing Me Closer by Stephen Iverson* (<a href="http://www.sleepyhollowchurch.org/wp/stephen-iverson-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sleepyhollowchurch.org/wp/stephen-iverson-2/</a>) *used with permission

Luke 24:13-35 for Sunday, April 26, 2020

https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/john-20.1-18-for-sunday-april-12-2020.m4a Photo: Surprising Grace in a Park, taken by Todd Spencer, April 2020. Music: Be Still My Soul, Trinity Music* (https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/trinitymusic6) *used with permission [contact-form]

<a href="https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/john-20.1-18-for-sunday-april-12-2020.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/john-20.1-18-for-sunday-april-12-2020.m4a</a> Photo: Surprising Grace in a Park, taken by Todd Spencer, April 2020. Music: Be Still My Soul, Trinity Music* (<a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/trinitymusic6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/trinitymusic6</a>) *used with permission [contact-form]

John 20:1-18 for Sunday, April 12, 2020

https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/john-1.1-10-for-sunday-may-3-2020.m4a Photo: Pikes Peak Through the Trees, taken by Todd Spencer Music: Canyon Chaconne by Paul Winter* (paulwinter.com) *used with permission

<a href="https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/john-1.1-10-for-sunday-may-3-2020.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/john-1.1-10-for-sunday-may-3-2020.m4a</a> Photo: Pikes Peak Through the Trees, taken by Todd Spencer Music: Canyon Chaconne by Paul Winter* (<a href="http://paulwinter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paulwinter.com</a>) *used with permission

John 10:1-10 for Sunday, May 3, 2020

Holy Thursday Contemplative Meditation- 4.9.2020  https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/covid19-holy-thursday-devotion-4.9.2020.m4a

Holy Thursday Contemplative Meditation- 4.9.2020 <a href="https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/covid19-holy-thursday-devotion-4.9.2020.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lectiodivinatodd.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/covid19-holy-thursday-devotion-4.9.2020.m4a</a>

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