Friday, March 20 “On the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there.” [Acts 16:13] Two weeks ago, two conversations with my wife, Sara, got me thinking about the […]
Devotionals
When Sacred Conversations get hard–a Lenten Reflection by Debbie Clark
Thursday, March 19 ‘Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.–Matthew 10:34 Shortly after I came to Edwards, the Framingham Human Relations Commission invited residents to participate in small groups to explore issues of race and diversity. I signed […]
Dreaming Anew–A Lenten Reflection by Rick Seaholm, Wed, March 18, 2015
Wednesday, March 18 “Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?” -Luke 12:24-25 (NRSV) I’ve been through […]
Great Egret Preening– A Lenten Reflection by Fran Bogle–Tues, March 17, 2015
Tuesday, March 17 Great Egret Preening Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, […]
With my Spanish-English Dictionary–A Lenten Reflection by Debbie Clark, March 16, 2015
Monday, March 16 Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? –Acts 2:17-18 I had tried to learn a little Spanish before the trip. I bought a CD and listened in the car; I […]
Seeing–A Lenten Reflection by Kate Byers
Sunday, March 15, 2015 “But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the […]
The Lorraine Motel–A Lenten Reflection by Kate Byers–March 14, 2015
Saturday, March 14 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you […]
The Voice of God–A Lenten Reflection by Debbie Clark
Friday, March 13 Then the Lord called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’* and he said, ‘Here I am!’ and ran to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call; lie down again.’ So he went and lay down. The Lord called again, ‘Samuel!’ Samuel got up and went to […]
A new creation–A Lenten Reflection by Jenny Allen
Thursday, March 12 For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice for ever in what I am creating; for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy,and its people as a delight. –Is 65:17-18 […]
Wednesday, March 11 Let them praise God’s name with dancing; Let them sing praises to God with timbrel and lyre. –Psalm 149:3 I dance across the water pirouetting to the music of creation. Minnows splash frogs croak blue herons beat time with tambourine wings Lizards rustle crabs scuttle snakes slither and sanderlings bob back and […]