Lent Devotional

Resurrection of the Lord April 20, 2025 Read: Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; John 20:1-18 “The Day of Resurrection” (United Methodist Hymnal, 303) The day of resurrection!

Holy Saturday April 19, 2025 Read: Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24; Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16; 1 Peter 4:1-8; John 19:38-42 When I read John’s description of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus caring for

Good Friday April 18, 2025 Read: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25 Nearing the end of the Lenten season we now arrive at the day considered by Christians to be

Holy Thursday April 17, 2025 Read: Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 At the Last Supper Jesus celebrates a sacrificial meal with his closest disciples. 

Wednesday of Holy Week April 16, 2025 Read: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 70; Hebrews 12:1-3; John 13:21-32 At the Table             On this Wednesday of Holy Week, our Gospel text places

Tuesday of Holy Week April 15, 2025 Read: Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 71:1-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; John 12:20-36 On Holy Tuesday, Jesus and his disciples return to Jerusalem. When a crowd

Monday of Holy Week April 14, 2025 Read: Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 36:5-11; Hebrews 9:11-15; John 12:1-11 Yesterday’s palms are lying on sanctuary floors and are conspicuously placed in pew racks

Palm Sunday April 13, 2025 Read: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Luke 19:28-40 For seasoned Christians, the celebratory spirit of Palm Sunday might seem a little odd given our knowledge of the

Saturday, April 12 Read: Psalm 31:9-16; Leviticus 23:1-8; Luke 22:1-13 Making Room for Jesus In our time, we have traditions that invoke memories and the re-telling of stories from days

Friday, April 11 Read: Psalm 31:9-16; Isaiah 54:9-10; Hebrews 2:10-18 “By Night when Others Soundly Slept”Anne Bradstreet, 1612-1672 By night when others soundly sleptAnd hath at once both ease and