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MOVIE NIGHT: A Lesson in Prayer from “Little Big Man”

July 28, 2019 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

Near the end of Little Big Man, the 1970 film with Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, and Chief Dan George, the aged medicine man—who has survived the massacre at Wounded Knee and seen victory at the Battle of Little Big Horn—prepares to die. On a high, lonely mountain he sings and dances before the god he […]

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FIND PEACE THIS ADVENT

December 1, 2018 By Sarah Christmyer 1 Comment

Advent peace at the manger

The house up the street from us was fully lit for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving, a decorated tree twinkling in the front window. It’s lovely! But I admit my blood pressure goes up when I see it. My to-do list for December is so long, I won’t be getting to decorations for a couple […]

Filed Under: Holidays and Holy Days, Scripture Reflection

THANKS (FOR NOTHING?): LEARN THE POWER OF PRAISE

November 21, 2018 By Sarah Christmyer 1 Comment

It was the week before Thanksgiving and we were anything but thankful. Everything that could go wrong had, it seemed. We were broke, deep in debt, stuck in a bad job, a thousand miles from home and expecting our second child at any time. Mother came out to help and together we cooked a turkey […]

Filed Under: Holidays and Holy Days Tagged With: Thanksgiving

PRACTICING GRATITUDE: Grace Before Meals

October 14, 2018 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

Two-year-old Evie watched as the ladies at the next table started in on their salads, then kicked her legs to get their attention. “Aren’t you going to pray first?” she asked. After all, they had smiled and voiced their approval as she carefully touched her finger to her forehead, heart, and shoulders before we thanked […]

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COME PRAISE AGAINST THE DARK!

September 28, 2018 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

The tune is 60’s-folk and more old-school than retro-cool. But it is embedded in my memory and comes to my rescue on days when I wake up under a load of problems and can’t see my way out. Personal problems are bad enough. But now it seems our government is being pulled apart and polarization […]

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GOD IS GOOD — ALL THE TIME

February 9, 2018 By Sarah Christmyer 3 Comments

God is good all the time!

Give thanks to the Lord, FOR he is good; FOR his steadfast love endures forever! That little word, “for,” is the reason I can have a thankful heart. I can be sick, or out of work, or lost, or without love. I can be in debt or up to my eyeballs in trouble. But always, […]

Filed Under: Scripture Reflection Tagged With: God's love, praise & thanksgiving

YES, JESUS CARES ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS

September 8, 2017 By Sarah Christmyer 2 Comments

Jesus has a way with words. More specifically, he has a way with simple questions that get right to the point. And sometimes they get personal. For example — “Why are you anxious about clothes?” he asked not long ago as I slammed my closet door.  It’s been a long time since I read Matthew […]

Filed Under: Scripture Reflection Tagged With: anxiety, peace, worry

ADVENT 1, YEARNING FOR PEACE – “O Holy Night”

November 29, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

If Saturday Night Live has the pulse of America, then all that’s needed to solve those painful, contentious, holiday family dinners is Adele’s new song, “Hello.” In the skit, Thanksgiving table conversation degenerates nearly to the point of blows – only to be saved when the little girl plays the song and everyone stops arguing […]

Filed Under: Holidays and Holy Days Tagged With: Advent/Christmas, Carols

WHY PRAY, IF IT DOESN’T ALWAYS “WORK”?

February 6, 2015 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

(Traducción en español al final) I heard twice from a friend last week, big news about others:  one, a mutual acquaintance who suffered years after an accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down, who then got cancer.  His funeral this month was a testimony to his faith and the joy he found, in […]

Filed Under: Prayer & Lectio Divina, Scripture Reflection Tagged With: anxiety, faith, lectio divina, prayer

THANKS-GIVING, THE DOOR TO HAPPY HOLIDAYS

November 21, 2014 By Sarah Christmyer 3 Comments

An “emotional survival guide” for the holidays showed up on my facebook feed the other day, a sad reminder that not everyone has fun around the Christmas dinner table. Why is it that those we love have the most power to hurt us?  People gather at the holidays, hoping for the best.  Then out come […]

Filed Under: Holidays and Holy Days Tagged With: forgiveness, praise and thanksgiving, Thanksgiving

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Sarah Christmyer writes and speaks about Scripture and the Catholic faith with the goal of helping people meet Jesus in his Word. “The Bible isn’t just a book about God or instructions for a good life; it’s a place to meet God and be changed by him,” she says. Her love of Scripture fuels her writing of Bible studies and related books; her teaching of Philadelphia seminarians; her speaking at conferences and retreats; and writing for blogs such as this one. “Come Into the Word” draws people into the Bible and encourages and equips them to explore it on their own.

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