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A Beautiful Dance Done Together - Blessed Is She

A Beautiful Dance Done Together

“I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my...
April 30, 2023
Being Bold, Not Rash - Blessed Is She

Being Bold, Not Rash

And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and enable your servants to speak your word with all boldness[.] // Acts 4:29 We sat across the table from one another...
April 16, 2023
My Lived Experience Tells Me - Blessed Is She

My Lived Experience Tells Me

Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. // Hebrews 11:1 “How do you know that there is a God?” My college dorm...
February 17, 2023
Division and Disagreement - Blessed Is She

Division and Disagreement

I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among...
January 22, 2023
Made New and Different - Blessed Is She

Made New and Different

Now our high priest has obtained so much more excellent a ministry as he is mediator of a better covenant, enacted on better promises. // Hebrews 8:6 My first year...
January 20, 2023
When Nothing Is Blooming - Blessed Is She

When Nothing Is Blooming

The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom. They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song. // Isaiah 35:1-2 I live...
December 11, 2022
Ready for the Risk? - Blessed Is She

Ready for the Risk?

"You will be hated by all because of my name, but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your perseverance you will secure your lives." // Luke...
November 23, 2022
Love and Real Respect - Blessed Is She

Love and Real Respect

Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. // Ephesians 5:21 I used to bristle at the scripture found in the first selection for today's reading. As a...
October 25, 2022
Family as Love in Action - Blessed Is She

Family as Love in Action

He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.” // Luke 8:21 The morning my husband...
September 20, 2022
Fresh Light of Day - Blessed Is She

Fresh Light of Day

Do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. // Matthew 1:20 Fear is a funny thing. I see it crop up in my life in the...
September 08, 2022
Her Quiet Humility - Blessed Is She

Her Quiet Humility

"Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” // Matthew 23:12 She has a quiet humility. Sitting across from me on the patio, she crosses...
August 20, 2022
His Yoke Fits - Blessed Is She

His Yoke Fits

Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am...
July 14, 2022