Tag: Lent

Yearly devotions for the Lenten season

Thursday, March 16th- Community

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”

Wednesday, March 15th- Expectation

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”

Tuesday, March 14th- Resilience

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”

Monday, March 13th- Hopefulness

Romans 15:13 (NRSV) May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Last week I was privileged to lead a Lenten mini-retreat, “Journey to the Wilderness.” The participants enriched… Continue Reading “Monday, March 13th- Hopefulness”

Saturday, March 11th- Gratitude

THANK YOU!  Psalm 86:12 (NRSV) I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. When I began chemotherapy, I was prepared to be quite ill and at times, I was. But after my first days… Continue Reading “Saturday, March 11th- Gratitude”

Friday, March 10th- Following

FOLLOW ME Mark 8:34 (NRSV) He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. We recently moved to a new home in Hurricane,… Continue Reading “Friday, March 10th- Following”

Thursday, March 9th- Encouragement

1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing. In my introduction to “Living Lent Lightly,” I mentioned that I become distracted and discouraged in my Lenten disciplines each year. Yesterday was the day that the… Continue Reading “Thursday, March 9th- Encouragement”

Wednesday, March 8th- Usefulness

GRANDMA’S FORK 2 Timothy 2:20-21  20 In a large house there are utensils not only of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for special use, some for ordinary. 21 All who cleanse themselves of the things I have mentioned will become special utensils, dedicated… Continue Reading “Wednesday, March 8th- Usefulness”

Tuesday, March 7th- Perseverance

RUNNING THE RACE Hebrews 12:1-2 (NRSV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before… Continue Reading “Tuesday, March 7th- Perseverance”

Monday, March 6th- Availability

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NRSV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.  In art, when we use the word “medium,” we refer to the objects that artists use (such as paint,… Continue Reading “Monday, March 6th- Availability”