Good Shepherd Episcopal Church

Verse of the day
And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God who gave it.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7

Voice of the day
Whatever you choose to claim / of me is always yours; / nothing is truly mine / except my name. I only / borrowed this dust.
- Stanley Kunitz, “Passing Through”

Prayer of the day
God, with the fleeting nature of our lives, teach us how to refrain from taking more than we need and maximize how we share with each other.

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This week’s theme: Active Faith
Tuesday, Jun 02, 2026
Ways to Give Thanks

Ways to Give Thanks - d365 Daily Devotionals d365.org devotional from June 2, 2026 -

Conversation

Conversation often helps confirm or distill truth. Imagine the conversation between Elizabeth and Mary, these two related friends who bore witness in wondrous pregnancy. Both bore the weight of a gift and a call with shame and questions. Imagine the stories they told, the questions shared, the listening, tears, encouragement, and loving countenance. They are a model for us.

Br. Luke Ditewig
Society of Saint John the Evangelist

Welcome Visit – Br. Luke Ditewig “Mary and Elizabeth lived with ongoing uncertainty and shame by faith. They can inform and encourage us. We hear in Paul’s Letter to the Colossians: “As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe …

This week’s theme: Active Faith
Monday, Jun 01, 2026
God’s Voice Calls Us

God's Voice Calls Us - d365 Daily Devotionals d365.org devotional from June 1, 2026 -

Verse of the day
My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
- James 1:2-3

Voice of the day
Ya'll, I know this world is far from perfect. / I am not the type to mistake a streetlight for the moon. / I know our wounds are deep as the Atlantic. / But every ocean has a shoreline / and every shoreline has a tide / that is constantly returning
- Andrea Gibson, “Birthday”

Prayer of the day
Calmer of the seas, when we are met with facets of fear that threaten our composure, grant us the grace to weather the storm.

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