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Fulfill Your Longing
“Let them thank God for enduring love, for God satisfies the longing soul and fills it with good.” Psalm 107:8-9 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: In this passage from the chapter sometimes titled, “Thanksgiving for God’s Goodness (or Deliverance),...
Relax Your Efforts
“Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: In this passage from the Prophet Isaiah, in the section often titled, “Trust in God’s Provision and Protection,” the prophet...
Check Your Beliefs
Jesus asked Nicodemus: “If I have told you about Earthly things, and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about Heavenly things?” John 3:12 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: In this mystical passage, from the section often titled,...
Invite Your Results
The Lord says, “When you search for me, you will find me, if you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage in the Book of Jeremiah, from the section often titled, “Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles,”...
Something That Lasts
Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the wrongdoer’s wealth passes to the virtuous. Proverbs 13:22 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage, from the chapter sometimes called “A Parent’s Discipline,” distinguishes...
Spirit’s Call To Life
The Spirit of the Lord said to the Prophet Ezekiel: “Speak to these dry bones. Tell them the Lord says: ‘Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again!’” Ezekiel 37:4-5 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage from the...
Be at Home with Others
“Whoever is virtuous and kind will find joy and honor.” Proverbs 21:21 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage comes from the Book of Proverbs, from the chapter sometimes titled “The King’s [Leader’s] Heart,” which offers wisdom on how best...
Be at Home in the World
“The Earth is full of God’s loving devotion.” Psalm 33:5 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage comes from the Psalm often titled, “The Earth is Full of God’s Unfailing Love.” It describes specific aspects of God’s nature, especially noting...
Be at Home with Yourself
“Go into your inner room and close the door, and pray with God in private.” Matthew 6:6 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This wisdom from the “Sermon on the Mount,” from the Gospel Writer called Matthew, advises you to gain self-knowledge,...
Spirits Rise
When the Sabbath was over, the women bought spices, so they could anoint Jesus’s body. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They said to one another, “The stone in front of the tomb is very large. Who will move...
Your Breakthrough Power
Jesus was in the center of the processional, and the people all around him were shouting, “Praise God for the Son of David! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” Matthew 21:9 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: In this passage...
Name Your Price
Jesus says: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls. When they find one pearl of great value, they sell everything they have to buy it.” Matthew 13:45-46 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: In this passage often called...
Reflect Your True Self
Jesus says: “Anyone who has seen me has seen God. . . . The words I say to you, I don’t speak on my own. God within me does the work.” John 14:9-10 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: In this mystical passage by the Gospel Writer called John, from...
Contemplate Your Choices
Jesus says to the disciples: “Everything I learned from God, I have shared with you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit.” John 15:15-16 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: In this passage by the Gospel Writer...
Embrace Your Appointment
Jesus says in prayer with God: “The glory that you have given me, I have given them, so that they may be one with you, as we [you and I] are one.” John 17:22 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: In this passage by the Gospel Writer called John, from the...
Demonstrate Your Best
“The Lord God says: ‘Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength.’” Isaiah 30:15 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: In this passage, the prophet known as Isaiah declares that you can’t...
Establish Your Route
“What do you have if you gain the whole world, but lose your soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?” Mark 8:36-37 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: In this passage shared by the Gospel Writer called Mark (see also Matthew 16:26 and Luke...
Consider Your Possibilities
“I can do all things through God which strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage of encouragement reminds you that God (Higher Power, Supreme Being, Divine Life Energy, or whatever name you use) is the source...
Joy to Last Throughout the Year
This month, I’m appreciating the Advent preparation for Christmas and enjoying Jacquie Lawson’s Edwardian Advent Calendar. Each day, I go on a scavenger hunt, assemble puzzles, play games, decorate a tree, design a wreath, and listen to soothing music. In...
The Journey of Me Without You: Moving Beyond Grief
It’s the holiday season, the most wonderful time of the year. Though you probably don’t feel holly jolly if you’re grieving. Every song, every snowflake, every call to be of good cheer can remind you of your loss, the ones who aren’t here anymore. And while holidays...
Peace Provides Security
“May there be peace within your walls, and security within your palaces. For the sake of my relatives, I will say, ‘Peace be with you.’” Psalm 122:7-8 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage from the Book of Psalms is often titled, “Pray...
Faith Keeps Watch
Jesus said, “Keep watch and be on alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.” Matthew 24:42 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage from the Gospel Writer Called Matthew comes from the chapter in which Jesus speaks to the...
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