“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”Proverbs 4:23 NRSVUE I’ve spent this year brokenhearted. My Beloved, my shelter, let go of my hand. This year wasn’t so much about keeping my heart, but trying to restore it to wholeness, after having it exploded into dust.Recovery takes time, and …
Morning Devotional 12.8.2025
“May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth. In his days may righteousness flourish and peace abound, until the moon is no more.”Psalms 72:6-7 NRSVUE While this was originally written for the sovereign, let this be our prayer. Let our joy and hope for what God …
Morning Devotional 12.6.2025
“The 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.”Psalms 34:18-19 NRSVUE 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 12.5.2025
“Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.”1 John 4:7 NRSVUE What the world needs now is more love.Love is from God.Be like God (do your best)…and take a praise break #BEDIP #trustinggodistherealflex #underdivineconstruction https://youtu.be/ITAhCE9O_lA?si=WAQ1wyhtvPKSxYR2
Morning Devotional 12.4.2025
“The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”Psalms 145:18 NRSVUE 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
“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 12.2.2025
“Some give freely yet grow all the richer; others withhold what is due and only suffer want. A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water.”Proverbs 11:24-25 NRSVUE Life is so much shorter than we realize. Do you want leave this world hoarding the biggest pile of toys? Share your …
Morning Devotional 12.1.2025
“The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day nor the moon by night.”Psalms 121:5-6 NRSVUE More about grief, fear, and loneliness…it is essentially human to experience these emotions. They are not indicative of insufficient faith. Acknowledge your humanity.Jesus wept.Jesus pitched a …
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 11.29.2025
“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and will not be afraid, for the Lord is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation.”Isaiah 12:2 NRSVUE Despite all warnings to the contrary, God knew we’d be afraid. Fortunately the prophets knew what they’d been told….trust, God is our salvation.So, I am not …
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