Scattered Moments
Brief reflections on faith, adversity, and the quiet places where grace appears.
Each episode of Scattered Moments is a brief journey through the unexpected classrooms where God does His deepest work — hospital rooms and sanctuaries, seasons of grief and flashes of joy, the ordinary moments where grace shows up and changes everything.
Drawing from over forty years of writing, ministry, and life in the trenches, Matt Tullos weaves together original poetry, hymn stories, Scripture, and honest reflection to remind you that even adversity, you are not alone.
Three Types of Episodes:
Scattered Moments: Brief Reflections on Faith, Adversity and the Quiet Places
Guided Meditations: Opportunities to Encounter God through Meditation
Moments Almanac: Released Every Morning, Reflecting on the Meaning of Each Day,
Take heart, notice the scattered moments, and share the grace.
Scattered Moments
June 1, 2026: Moments Almanac | Abide
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In this June 1 edition of the Scattered Moments Almanac, we reflect on the faithful mercies of God through the witness of Justin Martyr and the moving story behind the beloved hymn “Abide With Me.”
Near the end of his life, weakened and weary, Henry Francis Lyte wrote words that would comfort generations:
“Abide with me; fast falls the eventide…”
Join us for Scripture, story, prayer, and quiet encouragement for the beginning of a new month.
“Morning by morning new mercies I see.”
Take care, Notice the Scattered moments and share the grace.
Hello and welcome back to Moments Almanac. Today is June 1st. This Moments Almanac is a space for us to remember the people, places, and events that left fingerprints on the church and our souls as well. It is a new month quietly opening up before us. The old worries have not completely disappeared, and the unfinished work still waits. The world still groans in places touched by sorrow and storms, and yet morning arrives again. Scripture says, Because of the Lord's faithful love, we do not perish, for his mercy never ends. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. That's from Lamentations 3, verses 22 and 23. And on this day, many Christians remember the witness of Justin Martyr, an early believer and philosopher who searched for truth with all his heart and ultimately gave his life for Christ in the second century. Justin believed that all truth ultimately belonged to God, and even our questions can become pathways toward grace. He once wrote, Whatever things were rightly said among all men are the property of us Christians. There's something deeply hopeful in that thought. God has scattered traces of his beauty everywhere, in music, in kindness, in poetry, in the laughter of children, in our worn out Bibles, in old hymns, and even in weary hearts, learning how to trust again. Today also marks the birth of Henry Francis Light, born June first, 1793 in Scotland. Light was an Anglican priest and poet, best known for writing the beloved hymns Abide with Me and Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven. Light understood this quiet grace well. Near the end of his life, weakened by illness and exhausted from years of ministry, he preached what would be his final sermon, and afterward he slowly walked along the harbor and returned to his study. There reflecting on his fading strength, his approaching death, and the nearness of God, he wrote the words that would comfort generations to come. Abide with me, fast falls the eventide, the darkness deepens, Lord, with me abide. He even composed a melody for the hymn himself and shared it with close friends and relatives. Years afterward, English musician William Henry Monk composed the tune now known as Eventide, the solemn and beautiful medley most of the world recognizes today, and perhaps that is a part of Grace too. One weary pastor walking home at sunset, writing honestly about weakness and the need for Christ. And generations later, the song still carries weary souls through the dark. Perhaps June begins with this reminder you do not have to carry the entire future today. You only need enough grace for this morning. The hymn writer reminds us, morning by morning, new mercies I see. All I have needed, but thy hand is provided. And maybe that is enough. A prayer for this morning. Lord, as the new month begins, steady our anxious hearts. Teach us to notice your mercies hidden in ordinary places. Give us courage for what we must face today. Rest for what cannot be solved. And joy enough to keep walking in hope. We pray in the name that gives us rest. Jesus. Amen. That's the Moments Almanac for today, June first, twenty twenty-six. Hope you'll join me tomorrow.
