Devotionals

Friday, March 15 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink’.            –John 4:7 In 2007, after completing his Bachelor of Arts degree from LeMoyne College, Gabriel Bol Deng went home to visit his village in South Sudan.  He was looking for his […]

Thursday, March 14 For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there”, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.’  –Matthew 17:20b-21 On March 2, Edwards Church and Community of St. Luke co-hosted the annual […]

Wednesday, March 13 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled; and they took up twelve baskets full […]

Tuesday, March 12 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.    –from Psalm 23 When I was a little girl my grandmother taught me this psalm…in the King James Version of course! […]

Sunday, March 10  A multitude of camels shall cover you…  –Isaiah 60:6a The Maasai people of Tanzania, for thousands of years, have been nomadic cattle herders.  Traditionally, they understood that their way of life came directly from their god,Engai, who gave cattle to their people. About twenty years ago, the climate began to change and the […]

Monday, March 11 “Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.”   –Romans 12:12 Hope doesn’t come from calculating whether the good news is winning out over the bad. It’s simply a choice to take action.    –Anna Lappe Bless us, O God, with patience and perseverance and joy.  Bless us with courage […]

Saturday, March 9   Then God said, “Let there be light;” and there was light. –Genesis 1:3 Walkers With The Dawn Being walkers with the dawn and morning, Walkers with the sun and morning, We are not afraid of night, Nor days of gloom, Nor darkness– Being walkers with the sun and morning. – Langston […]

Friday, March 8 And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.               —1 Corinthians 13:12 Gentle amber eyes look at me with longing. A furry tail wags and one big paw is raised. Jeannie is filled with hope…hope that her favorite […]

Thursday, March 7 And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.     –Romans […]

Wednesday, March 6   “People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these […]