Morning Devotional 12.11.2025

“You forgave the iniquity of your people; you pardoned all their sin. Selah You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger. Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭85‬:‭2‬-‭4‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬ “Restore us again, oh God.” I am changing. I am releasing what no longer …

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 11.16.2025

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 10.3.2025

“The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord.”‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3‬:‭25‬-‭26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ I’ve been looking over things written years ago, including this piece, from 10 years ago this month, when every day in …

#31DaysofWatchingGodMove-Be Still. Caring for Yourself is Enough

Until recently, I would get upset with people for not appreciating the knots I insisted on tying  myself into on their behalf. Ma'am, Who Asked You To? I was socialized to self-sacrifice. I would give, expecting balance. Not quid pro quo, but certainly not what I got. What I received in response was entitlement. Additionally, …

#31DaysofWatchingGodMove-Watch, Fight, Pray

A friend and I talk to and pray for one regularly. We were both surprised to realize that during this month when so many of us write for 31 days, today's messages were the same. Part of What Joins Us is that We See Each Other We are different. We represent the others. We talked …