An Easter Devotion by Shelly Cichowlas Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” Matthew 14:31 Last winter, Kate and I were helping to clean up the hall after coffee hour when we stepped out the back door to shake the crumbs off […]
Devotionals
Her
An Easter Devotion by Leanne Friedman Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me. Matthew 25:40 HER. HER and hers. Never will I forget the sudden brief encounter that we had that night. A hot Chicago […]
Wounded Trees
An Easter Devotion by Mary Memmott Dear friends, throughout the season of Lent we have enjoyed devotional reflections written (or photographed) by members and friends of our congregation, centered on the theme, “A Grove of Trees.” Given that we are physically separated, the Deacons decided to continue this practice through the season of Easter. Twice […]
New Life Emerges
An Easter Devotion by Debbie Clark On this mountain our God will make for all peoplesa feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines,of rich food filled with marrow, of well-matured wines strained clearAnd God will destroy on this mountainthe shroud that is cast over all peoples,the sheet that is spread over all nations;God […]
Beauty in Loss
A Lenten Devotion by Art Norton Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? I Corinthians 15:55 Awaken us, we pray, to beauty in the midst of loss. Amen.
Journey of Learning
A Lenten Devotion by Liz Garrigan-Byerly They put him to death by hanging him on a tree. Acts 10:39 This April, I was planning to go on a pilgrimage to Montgomery, Alabama, where we were to spend a whole day at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, also known as the “lynching museum.” In […]
New Digs
A Lenten Devotion by Jan Adams For whatever happens to the beasts soon happens to man. All things are connected. Chief Seattle Eastern sun sparkles over the hillWhere once a forest stood. Noisy, noxious machinesHave cut, pushed, crunchedEverything in their pathExposing naked, rocky cobbleSites of emergingOstentatious houses. Budding leavesWill fill the void for meBut not […]
Believing in Tomorrow
A Lenten Devotion by Ginnie Hatch Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. Jeremiah 17:7-8 “Planting a Garden is believing in tomorrow” is quoted on my linen calendar for 2020. Planting a tree is also for […]
Angel Oak
A Lenten Devotion by Janet Sanders He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field; which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, […]
Earthcare
A Lenten Devotion by Mary Memmott For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease.” Job 14:7 Today’s Lenten devotional is a memory and a mystery. In fall 2010 Grace and Edwards churches worked together as part of our “Earthcare” […]