Devotions

Psalm 91:1-2, The Inclusive Bible You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High and pass the night in the shadow of Shaddai, say: “YHWH, my refuge and my mountain fortress, my God in whom I trust!”

Psalm 137:1-4  from The Inclusive Bible: By the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept, remembering Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps For there our captors taunted us to sing our songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” But how could we sing…

Luke 15:3-7 (The Inclusive Bible) Jesus then addressed this parable to them:  Who among you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, doesn’t leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and search for the lost one until it’s found?  And finding it, you put the sheep on your shoulders in jubilation.  Once home,…

Psalm 139:7-10: Where could I run from your Spirit? Where could I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in Death,  you’re already there. I could fly away with wings made of dawn, or make my home on the far side of the…

Hebrews 13:5-6, 8 Put the love of money out of your lives and be content with what you have, for God has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”  Thus we may say with confidence, “God is my Helper, and I will not be afraid; what can mere humans do to me?” Jesus…

Jeremiah 1:4-10 Now the word of YHWH came to me and said: “Before I formed you in the womb, I chose you.  Before you were born, I dedicated you.  I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” I said, “But Sovereign YHWH!  I don’t know how to speak!  I’m too young!” But YHWH said,…

Psalm 82:1-4 God presides in the divine assembly and pronounces judgment among the “gods”: “How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the corrupt?  Defend the lowly and the orphaned; render justice to the oppressed and the destitute!  Rescue the weak and the poor, and save them from the hand of violence!

Psalm 33:18-22  Inclusive Translation The eyes of YHWH look on those who stand in reverence,       on those who hope in God’s love to rescue them from death, or to keep them alive during famine. And so we wait for YHWH, our help and our shield. For in you our hearts find joy; we trust in…