Contents

Departments

Voices
Humble Obedience
Terri Lackey

Give Us This Day
Gentle Respect
Marj Leegard

Health Wise
Fighting Back after Sexual Assault
Molly M. Ginty

Bible Study
Act Boldly in the Fruit of the Spirit
Sue Gamelin
Session 8: Act Boldly with Gentleness
Apostle Paul used the word praotes for this fruit of the Spirit. It can be translated as "gentleness," "humility," or "meekness."

Praying for Peacemakers
Reaching Out to Foreign Domestic Workers
Anne Basye

Grace Notes
Getting Together
Linda Post Bushkofsky

Amen!
Daring and Determined
Catherine Malotky

Issue Theme: Act Boldly with Gentleness
Jesus amazes us with his calm composure in the midst of the storms that surrounded him. He astonishes us by greeting his disciples on Easter with, "Peace be with you!" This is the example we follow as we strive to be boldly gentle.

Making Room for You
Catherine Malotky
In a world where nice girls finish last, how do we understand our worth and our influence? How can we make the world a better place?

Helping Mildred
Kathleen Kastilahn
We are often so hesitant to ask for help. But by asking for help we live out humility — and strengthen community.

The Final Steps
Bryan M. Cones
Learn how the liturgies of Holy Week help us follow Jesus in his gentle obedience on the journey to the cross and tomb.

Shalom: To Be Made Well
Kati Kluckman-Ault
What does it mean to be made well? Is being healed the same thing as being cured? The gift of our salvation is that God has made us whole.

Plus...
Calendar Notes
April.
Audrey Novak Riley

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