Author Archives: Nancy Springer

Finding Ourselves

“Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.”
From the Book of Common Prayer

Answering the Call

“Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.”
From the Book of Common Prayer

Learning from stories, part 2 (MMOW7)

God’s provision isn’t the extra we get over and above our needs. All that we have and all that we are is God’s provision. Our very life is a gift of our Creator. Nothing is of our own creation. We have an active role in nurturing and maintaining our lives but our life is a gift. Whenever we begin to live as if we know better than God what the design for our life should be, we disrupt the equitability and mutuality of God’s Kingdom.

Learning from Stories, Part 1 (MMOW6)

Like the sower who scatters seed with the joyful energy of abundance, it is God who relentlessly seeks us to show us how to be fully human as God made us to be. We participate with God, following Jesus, shining God’s light of Love on the pathway of the Kingdom-on-earth-as-in-heaven.

Undiscovered Biases, Part 2 (MMOW5)

When I accept the role of leader in a group, I also accept the responsibility and accountability that comes with the authority given to me. To want authority without the accountability and responsibility is not leadership. Jesus-led leadership is never assumed but always an answer to an invitation.

Courage for Peacemaking

“Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.”
The Book of Common Prayer

That First&Last Thing (MMOW4)

The Kingdom-on-earth-as-in-heaven is about all people being equal. There is no status, no rank, no superiority. In God’s Kingdom there is God and all of God’s beloved children. This is the foundation on which forgiveness, mercy, grace, and redemption, as Jesus shows us how to live them, work.