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We believe God is Love.
We celebrate God's love through caring for each other, our community and our world.
Learning to be compassionate to all people and open to different perspectives empowers us to grow together in God's love.

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Upper Room Daily Devotional

The Gift of Compassion
Today’s Reflection APPRECIATING LIFE’S GOODNESS does not mean we become Pollyannas who deny life’s difficult realities and opt for superficial platitudes. In our mourning, as we allo …
Enough!
Today’s Reflection TIME OUT.That’s enough.No moreof this angry stuff. …
Don’t Be Afraid
Today’s Reflection WHAT WOULD YOU SAY is the most frequent command in Scripture? “Be good”? “Be holy”? Or, negatively, “Don’t be immoral”? No. The most …
We Saw God Today
Today’s Reflection RECENTLY, my family suffered a tragedy and was faced with having to move at the same time. I wrote this poem to express my gratitude for church members who became God for us i …
Living Godward
Today’s Reflection LIVING GODWARD implies a sense of direction—and it involves the recognition that the journey continues. … Living Godward asserts the relationship of hope to discipleship …
A Prayer of Surrender
Today’s Reflection DEAR CREATOR, I pray that I may be of service to you and your people. I ask for courage in times of uncertainty and self-doubt. I surrender to you my old notions of who I thou …
At Home with God
Today’s Reflection OVER THE YEARS I collected many china dish patterns and interesting silver and copper serving pieces to make the dinner table feel special. Now I sometimes worry that I spent …
God Holds Us Close
Today’s Reflection WHEN I WAS TWELVE, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, an autoimmune disease that attacks the intestines and stomach. I had to grow up fast. I took twelve pills a day, …
10 Ways to Disagree Without Fighting
Today’s Reflection 10 Ways to Disagree Without Fighting Listen first. Hear the other person’s viewpoint without interrupting or arguing. Try to see the other point of view How would you fe …
Incarnation
Today’s Reflection YEARS AGO at a retreat one of the women told us a story that changed my spiritual life. I have so often told and written about this story. She had rescued an abandoned, fright …