DAILY READING Revelation 6:1-8, 15-17 REFLECTION Who Can Stand? By Elaine Pierce For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand? (v. 17) This is a startling way to end a chapter- with a bold, unsettling question. Who can stand? I am challenged to dig deep and ask myself if I can face the trials that John so vividly describes: death, war, destruction, famine, earthquakes, to name a few. These are not things I look forward to, but as we look at the world today, this is a reality...

DAILY READING Revelation 5:1-10 REFLECTION All Shall be Well By Elaine Pierce The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. Isaiah 11:6 The wolf and the lamb will feed together; and the lion will eat straw like the ox. Isaiah 65:25 "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. (Revelation 5:5)....Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been...

DAILY READING Revelation 1:1-6 REFLECTION Yes, Jesus Loves Me By Elaine Pierce When the apostle John wrote the book of the Revelation, the young church was growing despite persecution by the Romans. Caesar worship became a major component of Roman civil religion. John and other Christians refused to worship Caesar, and some had their property seized; others were tortured, imprisoned, or exiled. John wrote Revelation from exile on the Island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea. So what does John...