Morning Devotional 7.1.26

โ€œRejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.โ€โ€ญโ€ญRomansโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ12โ€ฌ โ€ญESVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Have you ever heard of Chunking? Chunking is a cognitive strategy used to boost short-term memory by grouping individual pieces of information into larger, meaningful units, since working memory can only hold about 4 to 7 items at once.Remember how you learned …

Morning Devotional 6.30.26

โ€œbless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat you.โ€โ€ญโ€ญLukeโ€ฌ โ€ญ6โ€ฌ:โ€ญ28โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Look, everybody is not going to love you. Thatโ€™s okay. What is not required of you is expending energy on it. And, as my Granny taught me, you donโ€™t have to respond to everything. As a good BSB (Black southern belle) when …

Morning Devotional 6.29.26

โ€œI will both lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me lie down in safety.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ8โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ I was away briefly this weekend; itโ€™s a blessing to be missed. If this picture isnโ€™t an example of laying down in peace and safety, Iโ€™m not certain that Iโ€™ve ever seen a …

Morning Devotional 6.19.26 Juneteenth

Grateful for a fellowship so grounded in Christ, history, and justice.Thanks be to God. โ€œIt is for freedom that Christ has set us free.Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.โ€โ€“Galatians 5:1 Dear friends in Christ, we gather today as an act of remembrance,repentance, and reparation as we celebrate Juneteenth …

Morning Devotional 6.15.26

โ€œAbove all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Peterโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ8โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ โ€œLove covers a multitude of sins.โ€ Our sins may be covered, but love does not excuse them. The Word guides us to maintain love constantly. For me this means ensuring love is primary in all of our …

Morning Devotional 6.10.26

โ€œWait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ27โ€ฌ:โ€ญ14โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Iโ€™ve been doing a lot lately. Iโ€™m not complaining; in fact, Iโ€™m grateful. I am feeling a tug to slow the pace though, if Iโ€™m being honest. Itโ€™s time to get out of …

Morning Devotional 6.3.26

โ€œYou have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ30โ€ฌ:โ€ญ11โ€ฌ-โ€ญ12โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Evolution takes time. I was afraid that …

Morning Devotional 6.2.26

โ€œBlessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.โ€โ€ญโ€ญMatthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ3โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Are you weary?I am.Do you ignore signs to rest?Me too.Is it good for us?NO. It is sin. 2 things: Stop doing what you were never meant to do and, Remember that you are a holy temple, sanctified to Divine service.Act …

Morning Devotional 6.1.26

โ€œWhy are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ42โ€ฌ:โ€ญ11โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ I know, life can be lifing, and sometimes even with faith, some days hope is in short supply. Hereโ€™s what we …

Morning Devotional

โ€œAnd He said to me, โ€œMy grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.โ€ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.โ€โ€ญโ€ญII Corinthiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ9โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ With profound thanks to God, in my 6th decade, I am here. I am …