The Minister's Helper Blog
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Happy Enough to Move by Faith
by: Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/04/21A reflective meditation on Psalm 1:3 and Psalm 84:5–6 (CEB), exploring what it means to be replanted by streams of water. This post traces the slow courage of moving by faith, the ache of uprooting without proof, and the hope of becoming truly happy as God nurtures new growth.
All I Can See | A Poetic Reflection
by: Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/04/16All I Can See | A Poetic Reflection is a clergy-written poem responding to the shooting of Renee Good in Minnesota. Written January 14, 2026, it explores fear, racialized violence, memory, and the spiritual insistence on choosing love and community in the face of hate.
A Century of Divine Design | A Poetic Reflection
by: Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/04/10A Century of Divine Design | A Poetic Reflection shares Rev. Linda Furtado’s morning-of writing for a historical marker unveiling at Scarritt Bennett Center. Grounded in Psalm 78:1–4 and Isaiah 43:19 (CEB), and echoing Matthew 11:28, this post weaves memory, justice, hospitality, and generational witness into a hopeful poem about God “doing a new thing” across a century of sacred leadership and community.
Self Love and Relationships
by: Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/03/19A creative writing experiment sparked by a Facebook prompt: “Describe self-love in the midst of a relationship.” These community responses become lyric drafts and poems exploring boundaries, identity in God, healing, and the everyday work of loving self and others.
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