“…my cup overflows.”–Psalm 23:5 Or perhaps it is wagons overflowing with soup…. Preparing for our Rest is Resistance Community Soup Dinner… May our lives overflow with gratitude, O God. Amen.
Lenten Devotional 2026
Lenten Devotional 2026–Friday, March 13
Live and in Person But when the assembly is to be gathered, you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm. Numbers 10:7 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. Matthew 18:20 We live in a world that has been forever changed by Covid. I think back on […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Thursday, March 12
Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house; and there was a large crowd of tax-collectors and others sitting at the table with them.–Luke 5:29 Enjoy this song by the HighwayWomen “Crowded Table” You can hold my hand When you need to let go I can be your mountain When you’re feeling valley-low I […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Wednesday, March 11
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”–Matthew 18:20 Nourishing community has been meaningful conversations at Edwards Church. Over the years there have been settings designed for dialogue, usually during Lent. Sacred conversations are important to me to listen and be heard in a group. The Monday Prayer […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Tuesday, March 10
The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. – 2 Corinthians 9:6 I wrote the reflection below in September 2016, around the time that Grace Church closed and merged with Edwards. I am not sure if this was shared at […]
Lenten Devotional–Monday, March 9
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ A second time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ […]
Lenten Devotional–Sunday, March 8
And also their neighbours, from as far away as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant provisions of meal, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine, oil, oxen, and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.–I Chronicles 12:20 One of my favorite ways to nourish my spirit is baking […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Saturday, March 7
How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!–Psalm 133:1 Here is the reflection offered by Nisa Haider at Open Spirit’s Iftar on Monday, March 2. Prepare to be inspired! For inspiration, for awareness, for practices and gatherings that bring us together, we give thanks, O God. Amen.
Lenten Devotional 2026–Friday, March 6
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ 16A second time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ […]
Lenten Devotional 2026–Thursday, March 5
“But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.” –Ephesians 4:15-16 As Debbie put out the […]