Listen: “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.” Acts 13:38-39 (NIV) Reflect: However I feel, whatever anyone else, thinks, or […]
ROL: Believing
Listen: “Everything is possible for him who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” Mark 9:22-24 Reflect: “A short-cut!” my husband exclaimed and off he traipsed across the lake-bed. I was a small distance behind and watched as he blazed a new trail only to end up thigh […]
ROL: Lamenting
Listen: “God, listen! Listen to my prayer, listen to the pain in my cries.Don’t turn your back on me just when I need you so desperately.Pay attention! This is a cry for help! And hurry-this can’t wait!” (Psalm 102:1-2 The Message) Reflect: Our world is collectively groaning. We are fighting an invisible battle that no one has fought before […]
ROL: Abiding
Listen: Scripture for Lectio Divina: “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.” (John 15:9 NRSV) Reflect: Today I write about abiding when COVID-19 is at its peak and the last thing I want to do is stay. That is what abide means. It’s a stable resting. So, what does abide in Jesus […]
ROL: Giving Thanks
Listen: “I will give thanks to You Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonderful deeds”. (Psalm 9:1 NIV) Reflect: Recently, my children and I celebrated 10 years of living in Geneva. We’d only been living here three months when our whole world was turned upside down. Our future was uncertain. Life was scary and […]
ROL: Celebrate
Listen: “I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord, the praiseworthy acts of the Lord, because of all that the Lord has done for us, and the great favor to the house of Israel that he has shown them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.” (Isaiah 63:7) Reflect: […]
ROL: Comfort
Listen: Choose one of the following Scriptures for Lectio divina: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV) […]
ROL: Rejoicing
Listen: “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vine, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord. I will be joyful in God my […]
ROL: Grieving
Listen: Please choose one of the following scriptures for Lectio Divina: “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:18 NRSV) “When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34 He said, “Where have you laid him?” They […]