Devotionals

A Lenten Devotion by Art Norton You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11 Show us, O God, the path of life. Amen.

A Lenten Devotion by Janet Sanders This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. John 15: 12-14 I have always been fascinated with […]

A Lenten Devotion by Mary Memmott But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in their place to share the rich root of the olive tree, do not boast over the branches. If you do boast, remember that it is not you that support the root, […]

A Lenten Devotion by Jenny Allen …you shall be called the repairer of the breach… Isaiah 58:12b “My friend has been promoted from a tent to a tree house!” My daughter was excited for her former co-worker who is studying the activists in the Hambach Forest in Germany who have “occupied” trees there since 2012 […]

A Lenten Devotion by Jan Adams God gives snow like wool; and scatters frost like ashes. Psalm 147:16 Slender stately birches bow slowlyto the ground in homage.Still the snow comes downPiling high on their arched backs. Heads touching the groundsilently quietly listeningfor a sign of new life.Praying for the green mantles of spring. Swaying ever […]

A Lenten Devotion by Marilyn Alabran You are the light of the world. Matthew 5:14a I’m sitting in the green house and in the stillness I’m reminded, “for the beauty of the earth.” With all the flowers around me, I’m reminded of “Be still and know that I am God.” As the silence continues, I […]

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 […]