Time is such a precious thing. It seems like all of those things that were supposed to make our lives easier and connect us better, like our phones and e-mail and social media, have instead made us busier and taken up more of our time. Many people feel like they never have enough time. I’m …
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December 7, 2021
Peace. It is such a simple word and yet it can have so many meanings. Peace can be forgiving someone. Peace can be letting go of your worries as you trust in God. Peace can be accepting someone for who they are. Peace can be accepting yourself for who you are. Peace can be stopping …
December 6, 2021
The name Emmanuel literally means “God is with us” – and that’s why it’s a name that we give to Jesus, because when Jesus came down to earth he was literally God with us. Here is a poem by John Bell that seems perfect to share in this second week of Advent. Light looked down …
December 2, 2021
Sometimes it seems like when life gets super busy one of the first things that we let go is taking time to pray. I know that sometimes I’ve been guilty of this. I always set aside time for prayer and scripture reading first thing in the morning, but sometimes there is just so much to …
December 1, 2021
Some people look at the winter trees and feel despair. They think the trees look dead or forlorn. But when I look at the trees I see hope. I see that the trees are in a season of rest, a season of waiting – and I know that after that season of rest and waiting, …
November 2021 Devotions
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November 30, 2021
Last year I read a book of Advent devotions called Lean Towards The Light This Advent and Christmas and the devotion that stayed with me more than any other was by a woman named Christine Sine who said that her personal theme for Advent that year was to “choose joy.” She said, “Our greatest joy …
November 29, 2021
Today I read a poem by Ann Weems called “In Search of Our Kneeling Places,” and it begins with these words. In each heart lies a Bethlehem an inn where we must ultimately answer whether there is room or not. Those words spoke to me deeply today. The last few weeks I …
November 9, 2021
When I read these words about prayer today, they made me think of a wonderful children’s book called, Can I Pray with My Eyes Open? by Susan Taylor Brown. This book is all about a young girl wondering about prayer. She begins by saying, “I wondered how and when and where was the perfect way …
November 4, 2021
For some reason this season the leaves have seemed to be just even more colorful and beautiful than usual and it feels like this autumn has lasted a long time – giving us the time to appreciate all of those stunningly bright and beautiful colors. And I love it when you are looking at a …
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