‘ Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.–Matthew 10 On Monday, March 31, we are hosting a community dinner in honor of Transgender Visibility Day. In a time when our transgender siblings are facing loss of rights, acts of hatred, and efforts to make them invisible, this […]
Devotionals
Lenten Devotion–Thursday, March 20, 2025
You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. –Deuteronomy 10:19 When Edwards Church first learned of the arrival of many new Framingham residents in the summer of 2023 they jumped in and tried to do what they could to help them feel welcome. We provided meals, a space […]
Lenten Devotion–Wednesday, March 19, 2025
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want”–Psalm 23:1 I have been blessed to be part of this Beloved Community at Edwards Church for many, many years. In the 1980s and 1990s I lived in Framingham and was an active member of this church. I served on several committees and boards and felt very embraced and […]
Lenten Devotion–Tuesday, March 18, 2025
How long, O God? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain[ in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O God! Give light to my eyes, […]
Lenten Devotion–Monday, March 17, 2025
“And now, God, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness….”–Acts 4:29 Altar scape for Sunday, March 16th. Notice how the bold red hearts float on the “deep and wide” waters of God’s love, buoyed by the depth and breadth of Beloved Community. Buoy us up with your love, […]
Lenten Devotion–Sunday, March 16, 2025
Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.–Philippians 4:8 This is a picture of the last Navy Nurse Corps Strategic Planning Meeting I oversaw as Deputy of the […]
Lenten Devotion–Saturday, March 15, 2025
Lenten Devotion–Friday, March 14, 2025
Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter: whoever finds one has found a treasure.–Ecclesiasticus 6:14 On Fridays, our Daily Devotion will take the form of an invitation to act–to deepen or widen our sense of community. Today, we invite you to think about how you might deepen your sense of connection within our church community. Is there […]
Lenten Devotion–Thursday, March 13, 2025
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you […]
Lenten Devotion–Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.’–Matthew 19:14 The day I interviewed for the Student Minister position in the fall of 2002 was the first day I stepped foot on the Edwards Church campus. I […]