Beginning November 1 those who are receiving gratitude devotions in their inbox will continue to receive devotions on resilience and hope. If you are not on our list and would like to be please sign up here.
Thank you for your ongoing support of the daily devotionals. Since we began this ministry on Ash Wednesday, each new theme continued to attract more readers. Your comments and response fuel our commitment to continue.
The tensions from COVID-19, isolations, racial tension, elections, along with ongoing struggles personal to each of us will turn us from devotions of gratitude to a new series on resilience and hope.
Our entire faith story began with families estranged, communities in exile, and continued through the death of our savior. Our Bible recounts catastrophic human trauma and at the same time looks at the devastation with clear-eyed hope.
In the coming weeks, the devotions will range from specific spiritual practices for you to consider, remind you of who gave you life and will claim you in death, ideas to hone your perspective, and we hope will ground you in faith.
Peace,
Jo Forrest and Christine Hides
Resilience and Hope Daily Devotional
November 14, 2020 I’m normally a stickler for waiting until after Thanksgiving to put out Christmas Decorations. But this year, our outdoor lights have been twinkling since the first of November thanks to my daughter who delighted in putting them out one warm afternoon. The Christmas lights are up at [...]
Resilience and Hope Daily Devotional
November 13, 2020The 70 degree weather we had earlier in the week brought many outdoors to enjoy the fleeting fall sun. There was both a sense of joy for this gift of warmth so late in the season and an urgency to soak it all up before winter comes. Rev. Ruth Sorenson-Prokosch [...]
Resilience and Hope Daily Devotional
November 12, 2020 Endurance When you sign up for a marathon you know you will reach the finish line at mile marker 26.2. Though it is an incredibly long distance, it can be accomplished through proper training. When the race is at its most grueling, runners look toward the finish [...]
Resilience and Hope Daily Devotional
November 11, 2020 “The dream of God is a social and political vision of a world of justice and peace in which human beings do not hurt or destroy, oppress or exploit one another.” Marcus Borg In the sanctuary of Kenilworth Union Church, two rose windows, one representing peace and [...]
Resilience and Hope Daily Devotional
November 10, 2020 by Christine V. Hides Learning that curiosity is an emotion was a “light bulb” moment for me. This illumination came during one of my long pandemic walks spent listening to the lecture “Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice” by Brené Brown. Curiosity is a way to approach [...]
Resilience and Hope Daily Devotional
November 9, 2020 Sometimes in the face of sorrow, stress, or everyday life there is no better way to be assured of God’s presence and grace than to sing, “It Is Well with My Soul.” Whether you prefer the traditional version or Lauren Daigle’s upbeat modern take, let your words [...]