“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 11.21.2025
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.”Isaiah 43:2 NRSVUE We were never promised that there wouldn’t be hard seasons. We were reminded that we are …
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 11.19.2025
“for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.”2 Timothy 1:7 NRSVUE Let's be honest; sometimes, God knows, we’re just scared.Do it anyway.We’ve never been alone.We’re beloved by an Omnipotent God. Each morning when I sit at my desk, I look up …
Morning Devotional 11.18.2025
“People were bringing children to him in order that he might touch them, and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. …
Morning Devotional 11.17.2025
“Indeed, the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”Hebrews 4:12 NRSVUE Contemporary and timeless. Not easy to pull off. Nonetheless, it still fits. It still works. It’s …
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 11.14.2025
“O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.”Isaiah 25:1 NRSVUE When you’re feeling overwhelmed, out of sorts, or just out of your league….remember Who holds you.You jnowyits been today when my morning devotional gets posted …
Morning Devotional 11.13.2025
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.”Philippians 4:4-5 NRSVUE Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. I have historically reserved my gentleness, but you always knew, Beloved. I’ve been the recipient of overwhelming gentleness in my season of grief. Extending …
Morning Devotional 11.12.2025
“Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.”1 Thessalonians 5:11 NRSVUE Ours is, at present, a fiercely divided world, but that is not WHO we have to be. What if we reached out, just a little bit, to one another? What if we behaved like we were created and …
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