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HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Yearly devotions for the Lenten season
WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE REMOVE MATTHEW 7:1-5 (NRSV) Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your… Continue Reading “REMOVE: Friday, February 16th”
WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE REPENT Matthew 4:17 (NRSV) From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Jesus had just spent forty days in the wilderness resisting temptation. He begins his ministry in earnest as he proclaims the… Continue Reading “REPENT: Thursday, February 15th”
WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE RETURN Genesis 3:17-19 (NRSV) By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Every year on Ash Wednesday,… Continue Reading “RETURN: Ash Wednesday, February 14th”
Next Wednesday, February 14th, is Ash Wednesday! We begin the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday with the call to repentance, and end the season with the wonderful celebration of the Easter resurrection. I recently noticed that both repentance and resurrection begin with RE. In… Continue Reading “Lenten Reflections: From Repentance to Resurrection”
Ephesians 1:17-19 17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, 18 so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is… Continue Reading “Easter Sunday, April 16th- Resurrection!”
Psalm 30:5 “…Weeping may endure for a night. But joy comes in the morning.” There had to be a sense of relief for Mary and the disciples when Jesus finally breathed his last and was taken down from the cross. Now he was no longer suffering.… Continue Reading “Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 15th- Transformation”
John 19:30 30 When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. There are no words…
John 13:2b-5, 34-35 And during supper 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, 4 got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. 5 Then he… Continue Reading “Maundy Thursday, April 13th- Servanthood”
Luke 9:51 51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. Today’s devotion isn’t pleasant. As we continue to accompany Jesus through the week leading up to his death, we think of that very thing:… Continue Reading “Wednesday, April 12th- Mortality”
1 Corinthians 1:17-18 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power. 18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those… Continue Reading “Tuesday, April 11th- Remaining Behind the Cross”
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