Midweek Hymn Devotional

“What Would Jesus Do?” INVOCATION and READING Day by day, Dear Lord of thee three things I pray: to see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, follow thee more nearly, day by day.    att. Richard of Chichester Matthew 11:25-30 The Father Revealed in the Son 25 At...

January 20, 2021 INVITATION and READING Jesus is all the world to me: My life, my joy, my all. He is my strength from day to day; Without Him I would fall. When I am sad, to Him I go; No other one can cheer me so. When I am sad, He makes me glad; He’s my Friend. John...

January 13, 2021 INVITATION and READING We come to you now, O Lord, in troubled and lonely times. We come for guidance. We come to free ourselves from the darkness of sin that we may find the light of your truth and love. Ephesians 4: 1-6 (Unity in the Body of Christ)...

INVOCATION and READING Christ brings fresh light to the world, may our reflection help us carry this light into the new year.   Psalm 90 (A prayer of Moses the man of God) 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. 2 Before the mountains...

INVITATION and READING What can I give Him, Poor as I am? If I were a Shepherd I would bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man I would do my part, Yet what I can I give Him, Give my heart.  (In the Bleak Midwinter, st. 6) John 1: 1-5, 14 1 In the beginning was the Word,...

December 23, 2020 Dreams of Love Invocation and Reading Like a child love would send to reveal and to mend, Like a child and a friend, Jesus comes. Like a child we may find claiming heart, soul, and mind, Like a child strong and kind, Jesus comes.   (“Like a Child”...

December 16, 2020 Dreams of Joy INVOCATION and READINGS O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel! Psalm 126 (A Song of Ascents) 1When the...

MID-WEEK DEVOTIONAL and Hymn Reflection December 2, 2020 Advent 1 - Dreams of Hope INVITATION and READING Let us prepare our hearts as we await the coming of our Lord, Let us watch for the one who heard our cries and shouldered the suffering of our world, Let us...