Friday, September 17, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster Scripture And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight. Philippians 1:9 A Look at Joy From blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches we bought from the boy at the bend in the road where we [...]
Thursday, September 16, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster Scripture I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you. Philippians 1:3–4 A Look at Joy Nature may at times be beautiful, majestic, awesome in power, and sometimes calm. Nature can also be [...]
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Katie Snipes Lancaster Scripture Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 A Look at Joy I swear my way now will be to continue without plan or hope, to accept the drift of things, to shift from endless effort to joy in, say, that robin, plunging into the mossy shallows [...]
It is hard to comprehend the billions of stars overhead, but focus on one star, and the rest seem to come into view. When it comes to remembering the impact of September 11, 2001 on our nation and the world, we also find it hard to concentrate: so many billions of directions from [...]
Sign up for Daily Devotional email here. Click here to find past Joy devotionals. A little introduction to “...and then there was joy, a fall devotional.” The world always carries an ache, whether in our own bodies or our neighbors’ bodies. Some days we are more in tune with that ache than others. [...]
Monday, September 13, 2021 (Day 100) Katie Snipes LancasterPsalm 100 (from Robert Altar’s 2007 translation) Shout out to the Lordall the earth,worship the Lord in rejoicing,come before God in glad song.Know that the Lord is God.God has made us, we are God's,God's people and the flock God tends...Acclaim the Lord,Bless God's name.For the Lord is [...]
Sunday, September 12, 2021(Day 99) Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 99 (from Robert Altar’s 2007 translation) The Lord reigns— people tremble, enthroned upon cherubim— the earth shakes. The Lord is great in Zion and exalted over all the peoples. They acclaim Your name: "Great and fearful, God is holy." An Opening Word Psalm 99 [...]
Saturday, September 11, 2021 (Day 98) Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 98 (from Robert Altar’s 2007 translation) Sing to the Lord a new song, for wonders God has done... Let the sea and its fullness thunder, the world and those dwelling in it. Let the rivers clap hands, let the mountains together sing gladly [...]
Friday, September 10, 2021(Day 96) Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 97 (from Robert Altar’s 2007 translation) The Lord reigns— Cloud and dense fog around God, justice and judgement the base of God's throne. Fire goes before the Lord, and all around burns God's foes. Lightening lit up the world; the earth saw and quaked. Mountains [...]
Thursday, September 9, 2021 (Day 96) Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 96 (from Robert Altar’s 2007 translation) Sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless God's name, Bring tidings every day of God's rescue. Recount among the nations God's glory, among all the [...]