Lenten Devotional 2025

Happy Easter! For the last 46 days, we have shared devotions on our Lenten theme, Becoming Beloved Community. I am so grateful for the creativity and trust that have gone into them. For Easter, I have put together the prayers that closed our devotions as one prayer for new life as we deepen and widen […]

The heavens are the heavens of the Lord, But the earth He has given to the sons of men.–Psalm 115:16 Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you… […]

How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!–Psalm 133:1 I have always liked our church. I have always thought it is a truly awesome church, and I am so blessed to have found you all. When Grace Church merged with Edwards, all the Edwards folks were so kind, friendly, warm […]

Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.–Matthew 18:5 As we reflect on community I am reminded of the many Sundays Owen, our first grandson, shared with me. As I attended Sunday Morning Bible Study he played with Sunday school toys, wandered in to share his child’s wisdom or sat in the sanctuary […]

“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” Psalm 30:5 “I Dream a World”  by Langston Hughes I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn I dream a world where all Will know sweet freedom’s way, Where […]

Though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great.–Job 8:7 This crazy caterpillar on the grass near Cape Breton reminded my that from small beginnings wonderful butterflies emerge. I trust that as we go through this time, Lent and the distress in our nation and the world, from small acts of love […]

Now as he was approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and […]

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to […]

..”That which you do for the least of these my beloved, you do for me…”–Matthew 25 This collage was created by Ruth Garrigan-Byerly to offer a glimpse into our Family Service Project Trip. We packed lunches and gave them away, made many meatballs, wrote affirmations, worshipped outdoors with folks who are unhoused, got up very […]

Then Peter came and said to him, ‘If another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. –Matthew 18:21-22 On Fridays, our daily Lenten devotion takes the form of an invitation: to take an action that […]