A Lenten Devotion by Cindy Sweeney The glory of Lebanon shall come to you,the cypress, the plane, and the pine,to beautify the place of my sanctuary;and I will glorify where my feet rest. Isaiah 60:13 When I think of a grove of trees it brings memories of the pine grove at my grandparents’. I spent wondrous days climbing […]
Devotionals
Reach for the Sky
A Lenten Devotion by Art Norton I grew tall like a cedar in Lebanon, and like a cypress on the heights of Hermon. I grew tall like a palm tree in En-gedi, and like rose-bushes in Jericho; like a fair olive tree in the field, and like a plane tree beside water, I grew tall. Ecc […]
Reflecting with a Woodstork among the Trees
A Lenten Devotion by Fran Bogle But those who hope in God will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 Lent begins with pancakes and ashes.Treats to remember what Jesus gave up?Ashes to recall death and […]
Little Children
A Lenten Devotion by Mary Memmott “But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19: 14 I was thinking about Jesus’ apostles and their attempt to keep the children away from him as I enjoy my school vacation week. I […]
The Dark Hedges: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
A Lenten Devotion by Paul Blow Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is. Romans 12:2 These beech trees, when planted in 1775, were just two opposing rows of trees–a welcome to […]
Ash Wednesday
A Lenten Devotion by Rev. Debbie Clark Do not fear, O soil; be glad and rejoice, for God has done great things! Do not fear, you animals of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and vine give their full yield. Joel 2:21-22 Every time I […]
Lenten Devotionals 2020
A Grove of Trees Again, this year, Edwards Church will create our own Lenten Devotional, with a reflection available each day during Lent (via email, paper, Facebook, and on the website). We need your creativity to make this happen! Your reflections could be in the form of a prayer, a poem, a paragraph, a photograph, […]
God Is With Us! Devotions
During the season of Lent, many of us enjoyed waking up to Lenten Devotionals in our email in-boxes. The stories, photos and reflections by church members were inspiring and helped us get to know one another better. Many people expressed sadness that they ended when Easter came! So we decided, at a recent congregational meeting, […]
Resurrection
An Easter Devotion by Art Norton 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 did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, […]
Wondering in Wuhan
A Lenten Devotion by Fran Bogle 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. Romans 15:13 It is a hot, hot, hot afternoon in Wuhan, China. Under the leadership of the head of the University […]