HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Romans 6:4 Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. Here in the northern hemisphere, spring has come!… Continue Reading “Friday, March 24th- Newness”
Matthew 7:1-5 “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. 2 For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. 3 Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice… Continue Reading “Thursday, March 23rd- Goodwill”
Matthew 14:23 (NRSV) 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone… Our verse for today is one of several that mention Jesus praying alone, away from the crowds and… Continue Reading “Wednesday, March 22nd- Solitude”
2 Corinthians 2:14-17 (NRSV) 14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him. 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are… Continue Reading “Tuesday, March 21st- Essence”
Colossians 1:11-12 (NRSV) 11 May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints… Continue Reading “Monday, March 20th- Patience”
Mark 11:25 (NRSV) 25 “Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.” In the past, I have thought this verse meant that forgiveness of others was a condition we needed… Continue Reading “Saturday, March 18th- Forgiveness”
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 (NRSV) 16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, 17 comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word. Perhaps one of our most… Continue Reading “Friday, March 17th- Comfort”
Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV) And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day… Continue Reading “Thursday, March 16th- Community”
COME AND SEE! John 1:35-39 (NRSV) 35 The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38 When Jesus… Continue Reading “Wednesday, March 15th- Expectation”
James 1:2-4 (NRSV) Consider it pure joy… when you are involved in various trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. But you must let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. Resilience-… Continue Reading “Tuesday, March 14th- Resilience”