When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him. Luke 5:11 “They left everything and followed him” (That’s what the first of Jesus’ disciples did.) Everything around my home that has memories attached. Everything around my house that has a use, now or in the future. All the info that […]
Devotionals
Night Heron
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31 Where will I go when the marshes die? When oil covers the sand smothers the grass kills the snails, minnows and snakes? What will I eat when the crabs are gone? and the sludge lies like a […]
Each Precious Drop of Life
Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me. Job 29:3-5 Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and […]
Ruah
In the day that God made the earth and the heavens….then God formed the human one from the dust of the ground, and breathed into the human’s nostrils the breath of life; and the human became a living being. Genesis 2:1,7 I am sure I had human anatomy in 9th grade health class or 10th […]
Blizzard Altruism
I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. (And the Boston addition — I needed a place to park and you moved your lawn chair — AMEN!) Matthew 25:35 I grew up south of Buffalo, New York, so I […]
For God to Be God
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and HE shall hear my voice.” Psalm 55:17 If you are not hungry for God–your life is too full of other things. Our Heavenly Father has created a space for us. Let us all “make space” for Him. When we “make space” for […]
Silent Victims No More
Let anyone with ears listen! Matthew 13:9 I am deeply inspired by Emma Gonzalez, and the other kids from Parkland, Florida. They are in great pain as they mourn their friends and teachers after the most recent school shooting, but they are voicing a vision and organizing for change even while they grieve. They refuse […]
Trees
Let the trees of the forest sing, let them sing for joy before the Holy One… Chronicles 16:33a This beautiful tree was created by Patrick St. Pierre, from discarded soda and beer cans, to help make the space of Edwards Hall a welcoming space for people of all faiths. The tree is now on a […]
Lost
Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. Psalm 25:4-5 I get really frustrated when I’m lost. When I’ve missed a turn on my GPS, or I can’t […]
Possibility Through Flexibility
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. –Psalm 46:1-3 On vacation in Florida, Fran and my mom […]