Lenten Devotional 2026

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?–John 14:1-2 I named my first-born Rani Joy. My husband and I chose that name because of the meaning of the […]

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.–John 19:26-27 Every year on Good Friday, I join with colleagues and […]

   Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”–Matthew 26:36 In the garden we gathered under the old olive trees on plastic chairs. For me it was a place to sit in wonder and absorb ancient energy, as […]

  When in the future your child asks you, “What does this mean?” you shall answer, “By strength of hand God brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery. –Exodus 13:14 In honor of Passover, which begins tonight, we offer this poem: Egypt Inside By Alden Solovy This I confess: I have taken Egypt […]

  Do not fear, for I am with you…–Isaiah 41:10 This story goes back to the early 1940’s, when I was a toddler. My family was hosting a 50th wedding anniversary for my paternal grandparents. Apparently, we had a dog. Sometime during the evening, I was knocked down some stairs by the dog, opening up […]

  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.–Colossians 3:16 It started with Jane Ezbicki, as the choir rehearsed before the service. “It’s almost Debbie’s birthday.” she said, “We should sing.” And so […]

O taste and see….Psalm 34:8a “We’ve got lots of tea cups,” I said to Yining Lu, our Open Spirit volunteer from Harvard Divinity School. I pointed to my collection of mugs in the office living room. “Those are way too big,” she said. I was undeterred. “We’ve also got lots of smaller tea cups.” I […]

 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”  The second is this, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”  There is no other commandment greater than these.  Mark 12: 30-31 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each […]

  On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food… Isaiah 25:6a Camp Lycogis “There’s a camp along the mountainside Camp Lycogis, its name. From the rising sun, ’til the day is done We have lots of fun out here. In the creeks so deep We go to swim Come […]

  So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.–1 Corinthians 10:31 I love to think of these flamingoes finding nourishment together! In a flock like this they are safe as there is a watcher we can’t see looking out for predators. They are happy together […]