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Scripture: … the Lord Jesus himself said, “There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.”  (Acts 20:35b) Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as you love yourself.   (Luke 10:27) Meditation:  Lupe was a … Continue reading DEVOTION: The Widow and the School Crossing Guard, Dec. 17

Third Sunday of Advent

Scripture:  Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be … Continue reading DEVOTION: Simple Gifts

Scripture:  For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not die but have eternal life.  (John 3:16) Meditation:  In their book, The Sacred Romance, Brent Curtis and John Eldredge discuss the various metaphors used in scripture to describe God’s relationship to us.  … Continue reading DEVOTION: The Sacred Romance, Dec. 15

Scripture:  What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face-to- face.  (I Corinthians 13: 12). For where two or three come together in My name, I am there with them. (Matthew 18:20)  Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people as … Continue reading DEVOTION: Seeing Each Other With New Eyes, Dec. 14

Scripture:  Our God is merciful and tender.  He will cause the bright dawn of salvation to rise on us and to shine from heaven on all those who live in the dark shadow of death, to guide our steps into the path of peace.”  (Luke 1:78-79) Meditation:  As Christmas approaches, songs of peace often emanate … Continue reading What is Peace? Dec. 13

Scripture:  … I was given a painful physical ailment . . . Three times I prayed to the Lord about this and asked Him to take it away.  But His answer was “My grace is all you need, for my power is strongest when You are weak.”  (II Corinthians 12: 7b, 8, & 9a). And … Continue reading My Grace is Sufficient, Dec. 12

Scripture:  Peace is what I leave with you; it is My own peace that I give you.  I do not give it as the world does.  Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid.”  (John 14:27) Meditation:  When we moved to Fredericksburg in 1991 our two daughters were in the middle of fourth … Continue reading Abraham’s Son Spared; God’s Son Given —For Us, Dec. 11

Scripture reading:   A sound is heard in Ramah, the sound of bitter weeping.  Rachel is crying for her children; she refuses to be comforted, for they are dead. (Matthew 2:18) Meditation:  This prophecy of Jeremiah is repeated in Matthew as part of the Christmas story. We often quickly slip over the story of Herod’s … Continue reading Christmas and Grief, Dec. 10

Scripture: “A virgin will become pregnant and have a Son, and He will be called Immanuel” (which means, “God is with us”).  (Matthew 1:23).                 For God has said, “I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.”  (Hebrews 13: 5b) Meditation:  A pilot friend of mine … Continue reading God is With Us