Friday, December 31, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster The Nativity 2:19–23 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are [...]
Thursday, December 30, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster The Nativity Matthew 2:13–18 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the [...]
Wednesday, December 29, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster The Nativity Matthew 2:12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route. Reflection on the Nativity The dreamy quality of the Gospel of Matthew is quite fascinating to me. Instead of some bold loud angels-we-have-heard-on-high [...]
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster The Nativity Matthew 2:12 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On [...]
Click here to register for My Neighbor's Prayer Devotional. Click here to view past My Neighbor's Prayer Devotionals. The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster We seek the intimacy of the divine in our own lives, instinctively navigating the grammar of the Christian faith in order to find sacred belonging. Yet, there [...]
Monday, December 27, 2021 Katie Snipes LancasterThe NativityMatthew 2:1-8 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to [...]
Friday, December 24, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster The Nativity Luke 2:16–19 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed [...]
Thursday, December 23, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster The Nativity Luke 2:13–15 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” When the angels had left them and gone into [...]
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster The Nativity Luke 2:8–12 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to [...]
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster The Nativity Luke 2:5–7 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She [...]