From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27: 45-46 “Where was God?” Sometimes it’s easy to see God. In our children, learning and […]
Devotionals
Living Sanctuaries
Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true; with thanksgiving, I’ll be a living sanctuary for you. God empow’r me to be a witness for you, acting boldly, in your name; seeking justice, where there is hurting, off’ring hope where there is pain. When I was asked to do a […]
Strangers
By the time I was ten years old we had moved nine times. We were first in the New York City area, then in the Panama Canal Zone during World War II, then back to New York City, then to Pittsburgh, PA. When I was ten we moved to Braintree, MA. That summer my mother […]
Justice Already Won
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart. 1 Corinthians 1:19 This passage from First Corinthians sounds like a policy statement from our sitting president, but is attributed to none other than God. In fact, as we read the bible, God as God and in the human […]
Sing Praise
O God of justice, let us praise you in song, word, and deed. Amen
Palm Sunday Meditation
Lenten Devotional by Fran Bogle April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday Meditation Palm paths lead from the heart. Creation cries— Hosanna, save us. Don’t wash your hands and send us to die on a cross. Be brave Speak truth to power. Call out a different name from the crowd. Create safe space. […]
An Atmosphere of Christ
Lenten Devotional by Nena Radtke April 8, 2017 “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.” (John 8:31) The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams writes in his book, Being Disciples—Essentials of the Christian Life, that in the ancient world to be a disciple of a teacher, “was to commit yourself […]
Good People
Lenten Devotional by Ric Carl April 7, 2017 “For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.” (Nehemiah 12:46) When I think of times in my life when I felt brave for something I’ve done, I […]
Communion of Saints
Lenten Devotional by Dawn Sorensen April 6, 2017 Safe Space, Brave Space…for me, it is the idea is that when you have a place that feels safe, a sanctuary, it allows you to be brave in the big wide world. It’s easy to be brave in church when the friends and family sitting next […]
Do Justice
Lenten Devotional by Brandon Jones April 5, 2017 “If you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday.” (Isaiah 58:10) Photo: “Haleakala Sunrise” by Brandon Jones Haiku: “Do Justice” by Brandon Jones God of […]