Devotionals

A Lenten Devotion by Debbie Clark Is there no balm in Gilead?  Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people  not been restored? Jeremiah 8:22 During this season, the Tuesday morning Gentle Yoga class has opened each session by seeking inspiration from different kinds of trees, drawing upon the […]

A Lenten Devotion by Art Norton The God who has girded me with strength has opened wide my path. Samuel 22:33 May we walk in paths of beauty and hope. Amen

A Lenten Devotion by Liz Garrigan-Byerly God’s faithfulness is to all generations. Psalm 119:90 A few weeks ago I met an older man, Don, who, when he learned that I was a UCC pastor, asked if I knew Horace Seldon. When I said “no,” he was a little incredulous; it would be like an Edwards […]

A Lenten Devotion by Sarah MacLennan How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts. Psalm 84:1 Since I left Framingham I have been unable to find a new church home. Edwards definitely spoiled me; everyone was so very friendly and welcoming. However, I have found a cathedral where I can walk every day among […]

A Lenten Devotion by Frank Carney For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch will not cease. Job 14:7 There is a “tree”, a maple tree in our back yard. She’s not a young tree. A strong and tall tree when […]

A Lenten Devotion by Ricky Kliem …a true friend sticks closer than one’s nearest kin. Proverbs 18:24b A few years ago my son purchased a gently used artificial balsam fir tree as a surprise for me at Christmas. It was set up outside in our backyard garden so my best friend and neighbor, Mary Gillis […]

A Lenten Devotion by Ric Carl But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;  let them ever sing for joy. Psalm 5:11 For me the choir is like a big shady tree that is full of music. The people under the tree get to sing and enjoy the music. The tree is where you […]

A Lenten Devotion by Evelyn McGuirk Then God said, ‘I give you every seed bearing plant on the face of the whole earth, and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.’ Genesis 1:29 And God is not served by human hands as if He needed anything, rather […]

A Lenten Devotion by Karen Nell Smith …In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. Psalm 104:17 I always felt that the farthest corner of my grandparent’s backyard was a “thin place.” It was a quiet, peaceful place with a lovely stone bench beneath tall pine trees. […]

A Lenten Devotion by Willie Sordillo If there is among you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your needy neighbor. Deuteronomy 15:7 Though losing friends to death comes with the […]