Read Together UMCNA

Reading the prophets is a reminder that people don't always listen to God's messages. Still, says Rev. Delaney Holloway, we must speak when God calls us to.

Rev. Donna Godwin points out that reading Lamentations reminds us that it's OK to be brutally honest with God.

Psalm 112 reminds Rev. Tony Campbell of taking pleasure in reading and studying Scripture.

Rev. Kaite Allred points out that sometimes the smallest acts of love and compassion are helpful in ways we can't imagine.

Rev. Christy Noren-Hentz talks about the context of the book of Isaiah, then hones in on responding to injustice.

Stephanie Sparks shares that reading favorite, familiar Scripture—even when you realize you have changed since you last read it and still find meaning in it—is a balm for the soul.

Reading Scripture brings us life and joy—but sometimes makes us cringe. Rev. Dorothy Ann Webster addresses some cringe-worthy passages in this week's reading.

A lesson from this week's readings shared by Rev. Emily Freeman Penfield is this: just because we can doesn't mean we should.

No matter what we're going through, no, matter what's going on in the world, God is always at work. That's the message Rev. Wayne Hicks shares from Psalm 75.

Lessons of patience and commitment for Elijah are also lessons for us, Rev. Patsy Carlberg reminds us.