Devotionals

Monday, March 4 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”  –Hebrews 11:1 There are hundreds of Bible verses that have the word ‘hope’ in them, and an online search will uncover hundreds of examples under the keywords ‘stories of hope.’ One can discover this if they are […]

Sunday, March 3  ‘Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. 26And […]

Saturday, March 2 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ…may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation… so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which you have been called.  –Ephesians 1:17-18 There once was a traveler who journeyed all over the […]

Friday, March 1 “Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there….”                               –Luke 19:45 “ Hope has two beautiful daughters – their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, […]

Thursday, February 28 “God encourages those who are losing hope.”   –Ecclesiasticus 17:24 Clams secrete proteins and minerals that enable their shells to grow.  Snails and conch and nautilus secrete similar proteins and minerals to create new chambers in their spiraling shells.  But hermit crabs have a different way of protecting themselves with shells. Hermit […]

Wednesday, February 27 “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.”  –Jeremiah 29:11 Most of the shells Reese and I found on our walk were clam-type shells, which, as Wikipedia taught us, grow as the […]

Tuesday, February 26 The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. –Luke 2:40 On our trip down to Florida, as I wrote in yesterday’s devotion, Fran and I talked about hope.  Once we got there, I was busy with play–tennis, biking, swimming, taking photos, eating good […]

Monday, February 25 “But I will hope continually,  and will praise you yet more and more.”  –Psalm 71:14 I had hope on my mind as we hit the Mass Pike that morning.  We were driving through the snow, heading to Florida for our vacation.  My snow-covered bike on the back of the car was one […]

Sunday, February 24 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; […]

Friday, February 22 “In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”                                     (1st Thessalonians 5:18) What do you do when something good happens in your life? Do you give thanks to God? […]