“But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.” –Ephesians 4:15-16 As Debbie put out the […]
Lenten Devotional 2026
Lenten Devotional 2026–Wednesday, March 4
Open my eyes, so that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.—Psalm 119:18 At Open Spirit’s Iftar on Monday night, we were blessed with two fascinating speakers. Both of them talked about Ramadan as a time of heightened awareness. They talked about the ways the practices of fasting, prayer, and giving charity […]
Lenten Devotional 2026: Nourishing Community: Body, Mind, and Spirit
Lenten Devotional 2026: Nourishing Community: Body, Mind, and Spirit Again, this year, Edwards Church will create our own Lenten Devotional, with a reflection available each day during Lent (via email, Facebook, and on the website). We need your creativity to make this happen! Your reflections could be in the form of a prayer, a poem, […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Hard Times Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter; whoever finds one has found a treasure. Faithful friends are beyond price; no amount can balance their worth. Faithful friends are life-saving medicine, and those who fear the Lord will find them. Sirach 6:14-16 Many of us are deeply troubled by the erosion of democracy, decency and […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Monday, March 2
Nourishing Community – Finding Hope in our Community And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. –Hebrews 10:24–25 Let’s face it. This past […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Sunday, March 1
Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.–John 6:35 Today in worship we are telling stories of memorable Communion experiences. I have more than I can tell in one service, so I will share this one as our Devotion for this today. In […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Saturday, February 28
Then God said, “I’ve given you every sort of seed-bearing plant on Earth and every kind of fruit-bearing tree,given them to you for food. To all animals and all birds, everything that moves and breathes, I give whatever grows out of the ground for food.” And there it was. Genesis 1:29-30– The Message Veganism is a way for me to […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Friday, Feb. 27
Every Dog has its Day or Jiggsy Miller and the Trustees Edited with Aunt Jen 2-3-07 ed-10-07-07 Fran Bogle My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast… Psalm 63:5a Fruit Pie Filling Get the freshest fruit you can buy, apples, peaches, blueberries and cherries are my favorites. Remove seeds, peel and slice in thin […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026
Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.–Matthew 6:26 Today, to nourish your spirit, stop and notice the birds. Take time to notice details: that interesting design on a wing, the way they stand on a branch, their song…. Celebrate the gift of the beauty of […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Wednesday, February 25
Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose. Do not oppress them. Deuteronomy 23:16 I was the third person to arrive that day at the ISAP protest (Intensive Supervision Appearance Program) – the ICE presence in Framingham. The sidewalk where we usually stand had not been shoveled after the weekend’s 2 feet of […]