Tag Archives: disability and chronic illness

Daily Offering: August 12, 2026 | Oil in Their Vessels

Oil in their vessels — small sealed clay oil jars on a stone shelf in bright daylight

Opening Address Oil in their vessels—four words that separate one half of today’s Gospel from the other half, and they’re worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut out elsewhere. Bloom is not […]

Daily Offering: July 31, 2026 | The Laborers Are Few

The laborers are few — an open book left on a windowsill in morning light

Opening Address The laborers are few — that’s the plain, almost weary observation Christ makes right before sending anyone out at all, and it’s worth carrying into this morning before anything else is said. Beloved, grace and peace to you: however you arrive here, tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere or shut out […]