Luke 19:38-40

Have you ever kept a gratitude journal or written down what makes you joyful? Is it ever difficult for you to walk in the light of joy? These guided meditations are reflections on joy, and they will help you learn how joy abides within every moment of your life. And, they will help you rest and be still in the pleasure of God and then share His joy with others.

In this part of the "Uniqueness of Christ" series, pastor Mark Rae guides us to meditate on Jesus' unique role as Messiah or Anointed One. Multiple passages in the Bible tell us what Jesus and others said about His role and how people reacted to it. How might we best respond to Jesus' unique role?

The story of Jesus’s path to the cross is important for all people to consider—especially followers of Christ. This series is framed around the roads Jesus took en route to Calvary and beyond. Each day’s meditation points to the essential purpose of Jesus’s journey and what we must learn from it in order to fully appreciate the significance of the cross and the resurrection.

This reading plan features excerpts from Sheila Walsh's book In the Middle of the Mess, which is designed to help women find peace and strength in God as they struggle with hardships in life. She uses her personal stories and experiences to explain that women should not feel shame or fear as they learn to face God in their authenticity.