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Ryan Gernand

Advent 2023

Joseph Ponders

 By Ryan Gernand   Yahweh had gone silent for so long. Countless generations had tended these fields and flocks throughout the ages. And, for centuries, no one had heard any new prophecy. We had waited in silence for so long.   My beloved Mary! I just…
Ryan Gernand
December 7, 2023
BlogLent 2021

God. Is. Good.

For me, a simple prayer said in repetition within the pattern of my breathing and even mumbled under my breath has been transformative. It has allowed me to solidify cornerstone concepts and reconnect to foundational Truths when I struggle to embrace (or accept) where I…
Ryan Gernand
March 19, 2021
BlogGive Thanks 2020

Reorienting to Peace

Expressing thankfulness can be a bit tricky these days. My world has been in chaos. For the past fifteen years, I’ve been employed by a summer camp ministry that has been thrown into turmoil by COVID-19. People just don’t want to go sleep in a…
Ryan Gernand
November 6, 2020
Lent 2020

Teach Us To Pray; Sacrificial Love

“Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That’s the most sensible way to serve God. Don’t be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you…
Ryan Gernand
April 5, 2020
Lent 2020

Teach Us To Pray; for our enemies

“Here’s another old saying that deserves a second look: ‘Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.’ Is that going to get us anywhere? Here’s what I propose: ‘Don’t hit back at all.’ If someone strikes you, stand there and take it. If someone drags you into…
Ryan Gernand
March 10, 2020
Lent

Day Six: Meditation

Day Six: Meditation Written by Ryan Gernard I’m In Over My Head “As they continued their travel, Jesus entered a village. A woman by the name of Martha welcomed him and made him feel quite at home. She had a sister, Mary, who sat before…
Ryan Gernand
March 12, 2019