Luke 6:45
The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.
Benevolent God;
We cannot produce good fruit
when we are not rich toward you.… Read the rest “February 27”
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)”
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”
Psalm 147: 3-6 The Message 
(MSG)
God‛s the one who rebuilds Jerusalem,
who regathers Israel‛s scattered exiles.
He heals the heartbroken
and bandages their wounds.
He counts the stars
and assigns each a name.
Our Lord is great, with limitless strength;
we‛ll never comprehend what he knows and does.… Read the rest “Lent, Brokenness, Hope and Healing : a devotional by Marci McGowan”
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.
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)”
… Read the rest “Paid in Full, a devotion by Marci McGowan”
Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. It cost God plenty to you out of that dead end, emptyheaded life you grew up in. He paid with Christ's sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb.
Luke 22:19
"This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
Luke 23:46
Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit."
Luke 24:5
"Why do you look for the living among the dead? … Read the rest “Easter is Relationship”
A Disciple's Thoughts for Lent, written by Marci McGowan
Genesis 3:18-20
“By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food,
until you return to the ground.
Since from it you were taken;
for dust you are,
and to dust you will return.”… Read the rest “A Disciple’s Thoughts for Lent”
23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul.