March 23, 2010 – 12:01 am
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21
This verse gives me some perspective about the haves and have-nots in the world. Often it is difficult to make sense of the disparity of wealth in our culture – even in our own neighborhoods. But this verse reminds me that in the [...]
March 22, 2010 – 12:01 am
Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Matthew 6:1
Jesus lays it on thick in this text from Matthew 6. These lessons from the Sermon on the Mount are the beginnings of Jesus’ teaching the ways of the [...]
March 20, 2010 – 12:01 am
In you, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me. Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. Rescue me, O my God, [...]
March 19, 2010 – 12:01 am
In my work as an emergency room nurse I meet a wide variety of people – some in circumstances with unusual situations. I often pray when I am faced with these difficult situations, whether it be for someone who is scared, hurting, disoriented, facing life and death situations, misbehaving, being violent, having lost all their [...]
March 18, 2010 – 12:01 am
Don and I have been married for 53 years, so all that I face, usually becomes all that we face.
We have been through raising four children, and seeing them grow up and each contribute to the world around them. Then, we’ve been blessed with six beautiful grandchildren.
We’ve had to face many years of heart problems, [...]
March 17, 2010 – 12:01 am
We all like to be recognized for the good work we do. Whether at home, work, church or in the community, it feels good to get a “pat on the back” from friends and colleagues for a job well done. And all too often, if someone else doesn’t do it, we’re happy to give ourselves [...]
March 16, 2010 – 12:01 am
We entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he [God] made him [Jesus] to be sin who knew no sin, that we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5: 1 – 2
Exploring righteousness is an exercise of the Lenten Journey. What exactly is the righteousness of God [...]
March 15, 2010 – 12:01 am
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a [...]
March 13, 2010 – 12:01 am
Whenever you have said or done something to hurt someone an awkward wall of separation develops. Things are not right. We don’t like the aloneness this breach of relationship brings, especially if it happens with someone we care deeply about. When there is reconciliation we rejoice in the feelings of peace, relief and joy. The [...]
March 12, 2010 – 12:01 am
When I was preparing myself to write this devotional, I read all the selected scripture. I read it in four different versions. I read several pieces of devotional material, and took lots of notes. When I finally sat down to write, I noticed that between my thoughts and my notes I was primarily focused on [...]
