But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
(Luke 6:27-28, GNT)

Easter 5

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Teresina, Teresina, Brazil (Church Anniversary May 19, 2013)

and

Rev. Tomas Holloway ministering with MCC Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Luke 5-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%205-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,
for in you my soul takes refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until the disaster has passed.
(Psalm 57:1, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Diaconia Cristiana en la Diversidad ICM, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay

and

Leanna Hamilton ministering with MCC Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA (Pastoral Anniversary May 17, 2023)

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 57-59
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2057-59&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

But I will rescue you on that day, declares the Lord; you will not be handed over to those you fear. I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the Lord.’
(Jeremiah 39:17-18, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Australia

and

Leanna Hamilton ministering with Valley Ministries MCC, Stockton, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Jeremiah 37-41
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2037-41&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Taste and see that the Eternal is good;
blessed is the person who takes refuge in God
(Psalm 34:8, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil

and

Rev. Kelly Durbin ministering with MCC Tampa, Tampa, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Job 39-40
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2039-40&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
(2 Corinthians 9:8, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Voces Incluyente, Aguascalientes, Mexico

and

Rev. Sharon Henry ministering with Reflection MCC, Folsom, California, USA (Ordination Anniversary May, 14, 2016)

Through the Bible in a year:
2 Corinthians 9-10
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%209-10&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

I know, O Lord, that your laws are righteous,
and in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
(Psalm 119:75, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Cornerstone MCC, Mobile, Alabama, USA

and

Grant Helbley ministering with MCC Portland, Portland, Oregon, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
2 Samuel 15-19
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Samuel%2015-19&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

I delight greatly in the LORD;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For God has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
(Isaiah 61:10, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Sanctuary, Austin, Texas, USA

and

Thomas Domröse ministering with MCC Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Through the Bible in a year:
Exodus 25-28
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2025-28&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because You have anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
You have sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
(Luke 4:18-19, NIV)

Easter 4

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Washington DC, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Church Anniversary May 11, 1971)

and

Rev. Georgia Thweatt-Johnson ministering with MCC Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Luke 3-4
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%203-4&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

But even when I am afraid, I keep on trusting You.
I praise Your promises!
I trust You and am not afraid.
No one can harm me.
(Psalm 56:3-4, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Libres por Amor ICM, Puebla, Mexico

and

Collis Laton ministering with Church of the Trinity MCC, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 54-56
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2054-56&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Ah, Sovereign God, you have made the heavens
and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm.
Nothing is too hard for you.
(Jeremiah 32:17, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Northern Lights MCC, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

and

Reverend Patrick Landau ministering with Spirit of Hope MCC, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Jeremiah 32-36
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2032-36&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com