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HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Yearly devotions for the Lenten season
Thursday, March 7th Liberate: to set at liberty; free Luke 4:16-21 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the… Continue Reading “Liberate (Thursday, March 7th)”
Ash Wednesday, March 6th Lament: to mourn aloud; to express sorrow, mourning, or regret; to regret strongly* James 4: 8-10 (NRSV) Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and… Continue Reading “Lament (Ash Wednesday, March 6th)”
(Photo credit: Photographer Aaron Burden on Unsplash) “La, la, la, la… Laughter. La, la, la, la… Lullaby.” Back when my children were watching Sesame Street, I especially enjoyed one song that Ernie and Bert sang: “La La La (Letter L).” Ernie notices how the letter… Continue Reading “Lenten Reflections- An “L” Each Day”
DAY ONE: REBIRTH RESURRECTION! Luke 24:1-12 (NRSV) But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they… Continue Reading “RESURRECTION! Easter Sunday, April 1st”
HOLY WEEK: RECOLLECTION REMAIN Luke 23: 50-56 (NRSV) Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph, who, though a member of the council, had not agreed to their plan and action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and he was waiting… Continue Reading “REMAIN: Saturday, March 31st”
HOLY WEEK: RECOLLECTION RECALL Luke 23: 32-46 (NRSV) Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his… Continue Reading “RECALL: Friday, March 30th”
HOLY WEEK: RECOLLECTION REMEMBER Luke 22: 14-20 (NRSV) When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you, I… Continue Reading “REMEMBER: Thursday, March 29th”
HOLY WEEK: RECOLLECTION [These remaining Holy Week devotions will be a recollection of the last days that Jesus experienced and endured. Merriam Webster defines recollection as “the action or power of recalling to mind; something recalled to the mind.” But a second definition struck me:… Continue Reading “REVISIT: Wednesday, March 28th”
WEEK SIX: RESPONSE REACH John 15: 12-17 (NRSV) This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command… Continue Reading “REACH: Tuesday, March 27th”
WEEK SIX: RESPONSE RESEMBLE 2 Corinthians 3: 17-18 (NRSV) Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from… Continue Reading “RESEMBLE: Monday, March 26th”
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