The Upper Room Daily Reflections

  • The Way Through All Difficulties
    Thursday’s Reflection JESUS SAID THAT THE WAY through all difficulties was walking the path of mercy, justice, and humble cooperation with the Source of this world’s life. … If we walk that way, Jesus promises, even now the kingdom can be “at hand,” so close we can taste “the powers of the age to come” (Heb. [...]
  • To Practice Gratitude
    Wednesday’s Reflection GRATITUDE—in good circumstances or bad—offers great transformational power. To say thank you, to practice gratitude for life even with its pain, discomfort, and stress, is to recognize life for what it is—a gift from God. And this recognition, this awareness, is one of the most irresistible forces in the world, because it affirms life, [...]
  • We Need a Hero
    Tuesday’s Reflection “Heroes don’t stand out in a crowd. Heroes are simply everyday people who make an extraordinary difference.” -Melissa Hart From devozine, May/June 2006. Copyright © 2006 The Upper Room. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book. Today’s Question as anyone every made an extraordinary difference in your life or in the life of a friend? Share your [...]
  • On the Palm of God’s Hand
    Monday’s Reflection ON THE PALM OF YOUR HAND you write my name, O God.Through the pages of creation, my life unfolds.In the chambers of your heart, I have a home, O God,where every cry is heard, every tear seen,every thanks whispered in the dark or sung to the morning is known to you.And still, I am [...]
  • God of Creation
    Sunday’s Reflection GOD IS MUCH MORE CREATIVE than our comfort level tends to allow–much more in tune with the tempo of our lives and the various places we find ourselves. In fact, those are the points where God seeks us–through most everything that happens, in every incongruent and often confusing aspect of our personal experience. >As Jesus [...]
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This small-group study by Jeanne Torrence Finley is based on Rueben P. Job's book Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living. Six sessions provide extended reflection for adults on three principles of Christian life: do no harm, do good, and stay in love with God. Each rule has a session to help you understand the rule and a session to help you explore ways to practice the rule.