Rest Saturday, April 3 “On the Sabbath day they rested…” Luke 23:56b The women were exhausted. The trauma of a turbulent arrest, trial, and crucifixion sent them into shock. They prepared spices and ointments expecting a burial, not a resurrection. The sabbath required rest. They were stuck in the Waiting Place. The Dr. Seuss book […]

The Point of No Return Friday, April 2 “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done.” Luke 22:42 Sometimes a person can’t go back. I was driving in a blizzard on a highway I didn’t know. All alone I could barely see the next car’s […]

Onward and Upward Thursday, April 1 “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.” Philippians 3:10-11 This time we spend in the church year causes us to participate in […]

Grief and Lament Wednesday, March 31 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?” Psalm 22:1 I once visited a woman who had suffered with a lifelong, chronic condition. I asked if I could read her scripture; she requested her […]

Salvation Through Grace Tuesday, March 30 “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you’ll be saved.” Romans 10:9 I once had a Sunday school workbook that showed God writing in a ledger. God tallied all the good and bad things […]

Chosen Servants for Justice Monday, March 29 “Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; upon whom I have put my spirit; who will bring forth justice to the nations.” Isaiah 42:1. “Mary took a pound of costly perfume, made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet…” John12:3a When God […]

Displaying God’s Love Saturday, March 27 “The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.” John 12:3 Jesus may have many names such as the Son of God, King of Israel, Messiah, and others that people have spoken. John expresses that Jesus is God’s word and the glorious presence of God. Jesus comes to […]

Peacemakers Friday, March 26 “Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 We are living in a time when so many of us yearn for peace in our souls, our family, our community, our nation, and our world. At our school we work to empower our […]

Food for Thought Thursday, March 25 “Mortal, eat this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it. Then I ate it; and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey.” Ezekiel 2:3 Ezekiel the prophet was asked to eat a word from God that included lamentation and mourning, a hard message […]