Devotions by Marci McGowan
Marci is one of our more prolific writers. Here is a collection of her devotional words.
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February 21 (Second Sunday in Lent)
Genesis 15:5-6
The LORD brought him [Abraham] outside and said, "Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your descendants be. "And he believed the LORD; and the LORD reckoned it to him as righteousness.… Read the rest “February 21 (Second Sunday in Lent)”
February 20
Matthew 23:37
Jesus: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!”
Mother God,
Forgive us when we do not listen to your voice.… Read the rest “February 20”
February 19
Philippians 3:18;20
For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.… Read the rest “February 19”
February 18
Psalm 27:13-14
I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
O Giver of Life,
you who are the author of Resurrection;
As we walk through this solemn time of Lent
make us mindful of our mortality,
so that we may glorify you with abandon
when we arrive at the end of our journey.… Read the rest “February 18”
February 17
Luke 21:34a
Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life.
Protector God,
You who keeps us as the apple of your eye;
make us ever aware that we hide forever
under the shadow of your wings,
So that we do not give way
to the evil or anxieties of this world.… Read the rest “February 17”
February 16
2 Peter 2:20-21
For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overpowered, the last state has become worse for them than the first.… Read the rest “February 16”
Lenten Daily Readings & Prayers
Here are daily readings for the 40 days of Lent and the Sundays in Lent. May they draw you closer to God in this time of self-examination and repentance.
February 15
1 John 2:3-6
Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments. Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey his commandments, is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist; but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection.… Read the rest “February 15”
February 14 (First Sunday in Lent)
Psalm 91:14-15
Those who love me, I will deliver;
I will protect those who know my name.
When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble,
I will rescue them and honor them.
Great Deliverer,
Rescue us from shame so we will not fear to call on your Name.… Read the rest “February 14 (First Sunday in Lent)”