Devotions

The Better Plan - Blessed Is She

“For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds.” // Luke 11:10 I sat in a conference hall...

The Unripened Tomato and My Bleeding Heart - Blessed Is She

“Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you...

Awake in the UnGodly Hours - Blessed Is She

Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark. // John 20:1 In the...

The Gift of Eyes to See - Blessed Is She

“But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many...

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The Choked Seeds - Blessed Is She

“Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.” // Matthew 13:7 I feel like I’ve...

Finally Accept His Invitation - Blessed Is She

Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance; Who...

Bring Yourself and That’s Enough - Blessed Is She

With what shall I come before the Lord? // Micah 6:6 We rescued the statue from the clearance pile, Jesus...

Listen Beyond the Chaos - Blessed Is She

"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen...

Maybe She’s Not a Slacker Jackrabbit - Blessed Is She

The Pharisees went out and took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. When Jesus realized this, he withdrew...

A House in Order - Blessed Is She

When Hezekiah was mortally ill, the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came and said to him: “Thus says the LORD:...

His Yoke Fits - Blessed Is She

Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my...

Trusting for the Calm - Blessed Is She

The Lord will not abandon his people. // Psalm 94:14 I could feel the tears starting to burn my eyes...

Trusting the Nearness of Our God - Blessed Is She

Take care you remain calm and do not fear; do not let your courage fail. // Isaiah 7:4a I’d never...

Richness Beyond Imagining - Blessed Is She

Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more...

The Closeness of the Lord - Blessed Is She

For this command that I enjoin on you today is not too mysterious and remote for you. It is not...

Love in the Light - Blessed Is She

“What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.”...

Never Abandoned, Always Loved - Blessed Is She

For in you the orphan finds compassion. // Hosea 14:3 My friend walked me to the back of the hospital...