Morning Devotional 12.3.2025

“Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints.”‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭18‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬Pray when it’s messy. Pray when you’re frustrated. Pray when life is great. Pray anyway.Then trust , and let it go. #BEDIP #underdivineconstruction

Morning Devotional 11.30.2025

“Peace be within your walls and security within your towers.” For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, “Peace be within you.” For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭122‬:‭7‬-‭9‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ As we begin a new Christian year with this first Sunday of …

Morning Devotional 11.27.2025

“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ Thanks be to God for my family and friends, all the people who have cared for …

Morning Devotional 11.25.2025

“give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap, for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭38‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ Give generously. Nowhere does it say empty your pockets, nor does it say only money will do. We …

Morning Devotional 11.23.2025

“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭4‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ Even though…I fear not, or so I try. I spent more of my life married to My Beloved than anything else I did, so I am learning to …

Morning Devotional 11.22.2025

“Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.”‭‭Colossians‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ Sitting this morning, fully justified in being sad and resentful of my grief, feeling overwhelmed as the holidays and sad anniversaries approach. As is the way of God, someone dear to me sent just the balm for my weary soul.I am thankful for …

Morning Devotional 11.20.2035

Morning Devotional “But Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.””‭‭Matthew‬ ‭19‬:‭26‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ All things are possible (for God). Faith is not magic, and God is not a wish factory.The point of this scripture is salvation, which we cannot achieve without God. So, let’s just …

Morning Devotional 11.16.2025

Morning Devotional “For nothing will be impossible with God.”‭‭Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭37‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ Trust can be among the hardest lessons to learn. I heard something that resonated like never before…instead of thinking that you matter entirely enough to, on your own, change God’s Plan for your life because of your human nature, remember this, you’re not that …

Morning Devotional 11.3.2025

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be …