Lenten Devotional 2015

Thursday, March 5 For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you’. – Isaiah 41:13   In prayer I often hope to hear the voice of God to help me through trying times. But it’s not usually direct from […]

Wednesday, March 4 Conversations without Words And then, while the musician was playing, the power of the Lord came on him.  2 Kings 3:15 Some of the most profound conversations I’ve ever engaged in, conversations which have resulted in many further conversations and lasting friendships, have taken place without uttering a word.  In these conversations we […]

Tuesday, March 3 He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’  He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Father,* hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.* Give us each day our daily bread.* […]

Monday, March 2 In my distress I called to God; I cried to my God for help. From God’s temple she heard my voice; my cry came before her, into her ears. God reached down from on high and took hold of me; God drew me out of deep waters.  Psalm 18:6, 16 Bible Historians […]

Sunday, March 1 “From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed […]

Saturday, February 28   In our prayers for you we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 4for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,5because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope […]

Friday, February 27   “See what large letters I make when I am writing in my own hand! [Galatians 6:1] Towards the end of Galatians, Paul stops dictating a letter to a scribe and begins writing by hand. He then calls attention to his own “unprofessional” handwriting as a way to claim authority. It seems […]

Thursday, February 26 “Blessing Bird” Yet those who wait for God will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.–Isaiah 40:30 Wings out spread blessing all praying for peace daring to hope for a world restored. I stand […]

Wednesday, February 25 “Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God.”   –1 John 4:7         I remember well a conversation I had a few years back, right there in our church kitchen. One of our good friends had recently gone through a most difficult situation. I wished I […]

Tuesday, February 24  “The Gift at the End” …then the Lord God formed man [“adama”–the human one] from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.  Genesis 2:7 One of the people I’ve admired most for his wisdom, understanding, compassion and undiminished […]