March 22, 2023

website admin2023 Lenten Devotional

Prompt thought of the week:

We too often look for security (love) in powerful figures, sure that they can “fix” things for us. It was no different for the people of the First and Second Testaments. They were looking for Kings, Saviors, and Liberators who would offer peace and security in uncertain times. And they often looked “in all the wrong places.” The Pharisees just can’t believe that this trouble-maker, rule-breaker named Jesus is the One, the Son of God and Savior. Time and again, Jesus uses the metaphor of a Shepherd to teach us how we ought to love and care for each other. No wonder; the Shepherd does what is needed when it is needed, regardless of the “rules.”


The Twenty-third Psalm

I have read and heard the 23rd Psalm ever since I was a child. Its words have always been comforting to me. I never tried to analyze the meaning, but just enjoyed the calm that came over me on reading or hearing them.

It is like poetry that touches my heart.

Prayer: Thank you, God, for all of the blessings I have been given and may continue to receive. Your gifts are given unselfishly and not as a reward for my behavior. I cannot earn your blessings, but only gratefully receive them.

Bob McIntire