Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, April 3, Morning By Helen Smithson, April 14, 1979 Between Calvary and the Resurrection Read Matthew 27:57-60 “And when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. This man came to Pilate and asked […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, April 1, Evening By Esther W. Bare, March 12, 1976 When We Don’t Understand Read Hebrews 4:14-15; 1 Corinthians 13:8-9 We Americans are a people who want to know. Indeed, the genius of Western man, some say, has been that he was determined to push the limits […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, April 1, Morning By Mrs. Laura White, March 17, 1978 O Sacred Head, Now Wounded “O Sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, thine only crown; How pale thou art with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn! How does […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, April 1, Evening By Dorothy & Asa Bishop, February 21, 1980 Lent is a Time for Preparing for Living Read Mark 14:32-42 “And they went to a place which was called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here, while I pray…Watch and pray that you […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, April 1, Morning By Mrs. Elizabeth Reagon, March 28, 2018 Do You Wait for an Answer? Read John 18:38, 17:17 (KJV), Matthew 24:35, 7:7 (KJV) Pontius Pilate’s life may have been dramatically changed had he waited for an answer. The crucifixion scriptures tell us, “Pilot saith unto […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 31, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Under soggy skies we make our way homeward, thankful that a dry dwelling is waiting to welcome us in the evening hours. Shapeless clouds have lingered low throughout the day, providing none of the inspiration of the […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, March 31, Morning By Laura Still, April 20, 2019 Affirmation of Faith Read John 13:1 “Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, March 31, Morning By Laura Still, April 20, 2019 Among Us Read John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” I confess this is […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 30, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Here in the shadowed silence, our thoughts turn to you, Blessed Lord. Another day of grandeur you have provided out of your own benevolence. There were moments when we were speechless when we beheld the spring glory. […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, March 30, Evening By Nancy Thompson, April 16, 2019 The Love of God Read Hebrews 13:13 You may remember the story of the “The Three Trees” accredited to folklore of long ago. Three trees grew up together on a hillside. They often shared their dreams of what […]
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