Itโ€™s Late for Morning Devotional 4.14.26

Thank you, Lord, for the wise women and men Youโ€™ve placed in my path.Catherine, may God guide and keep you continually.Thanks be to God Image may be subject to copyright Friends. Blasphemy by way of artistic rendering is terrible and must be clearly denounced. But blasphemy by way of dehumanizing and damaging our fellow humans …

Morning Devotional 4.11.26

โ€œDonโ€™t you know that you yourselves are Godโ€™s temple and that Godโ€™s Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone destroys Godโ€™s temple, God will destroy that person; for Godโ€™s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Corinthiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ3โ€ฌ:โ€ญ16โ€ฌ-โ€ญ17โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ If we are sacred, how do we care for our temples? This morning I …

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โ€œjust as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.โ€โ€โ€ญโ€ญMatthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ20โ€ฌ:โ€ญ28โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ I hosted family for an overnight last night, and today I am tired. My guests were lovely, some of my favorite people on the planet. Consumed by anticipating …

Morning Devotional 3.21.26

โ€œThere remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters Godโ€™s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.โ€โ€ญโ€ญHebrewsโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ9โ€ฌ-โ€ญ11โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Sabbath rest. This is …

Morning Devotional 3.17.26

โ€œHe who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, โ€œMy refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmโ€ฌ โ€ญ91โ€ฌ:โ€ญ1โ€ฌ-โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญESVโ€ฌโ€ฌ When things get tough, you need shelter and rest. Psalms 91 reminds us of the sacredness of refuge …

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โ€œLet the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ143โ€ฌ:โ€ญ8โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Yesterday was A LOT. All my life I have managed whatever comes my way. Itโ€™s a mistake. I learned to practice …

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โ€œDo not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.โ€โ€ญโ€ญRomansโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ21โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Not overcoming, but overwhelming. Nothing defeats determination. I donโ€™t care what you face, with God, you are stronger.Go out there and carpe the damb diem. God in you, GOT THIS. Image may be subject to copyright

Morning Devotional 12.6.2025

โ€œThe Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ34โ€ฌ:โ€ญ18โ€ฌ-โ€ญ19โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Many times this year, I have relied upon the comfort drawn from these words. Grief is heavy, inscrutable, and insidious. Nonetheless, its mantle has become …

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