Morning Devotional 2.9.26

โ€œWhen the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ94โ€ฌ:โ€ญ19โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ We are the beloved. There has never been a time when I lacked for consolation. I trust God because the steadfast love never fails.I am encouraged, and restored. It is in those times that I am certain that everything matters …

Morning Devotional 12.24.2025

โ€œesteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Thessaloniansโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ13โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ This is not the Christmas Eve I envisioned. I do not have all of my loved ones around me. I am missing those who should be here.Even so, I give thanks that things are as well as …

Morning Devotional 12.23.2025

โ€œThe heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not harm all the days of her life.โ€โ€ญโ€ญProverbsโ€ฌ โ€ญ31โ€ฌ:โ€ญ11โ€ฌ-โ€ญ12โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Beloved, it wasnโ€™t supposed to end like this (and yet it did). Nevertheless, I am here and you are gone. I havenโ€™t spent a …

Morning Devotional 12.4.2025

โ€œThe Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ145โ€ฌ:โ€ญ18โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Nearness. Proximity. As a child, I learned the hymn Draw Me Nearer. God is close to us always, but do we actively seek Divine Presence?When I was little, I knew I was safe when my …

Morning Devotional 12.3.2025

โ€œPray 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.โ€โ€ญโ€ญEphesiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ6โ€ฌ:โ€ญ18โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌPray when itโ€™s messy. Pray when youโ€™re frustrated. Pray when life is great. Pray anyway.Then trust , and let it go. #BEDIP #underdivineconstruction

Morning Devotional 11.27.2025

โ€œI 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.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ9โ€ฌ:โ€ญ1โ€ฌ-โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Thanks be to God for my family and friends, all the people who have cared for …

Morning Devotional 11.25.2025

โ€œgive, 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.โ€โ€ญโ€ญLukeโ€ฌ โ€ญ6โ€ฌ:โ€ญ38โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Give generously. Nowhere does it say empty your pockets, nor does it say only money will do. We …

Morning Devotional 11.23.2025

โ€œEven though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ23โ€ฌ:โ€ญ4โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Even thoughโ€ฆI 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 …