We invite you to visit this page every day to view this year’s Lenten Devotionals written and provided by the THE STILLSPEAKING WRITERS’ GROUP of the United Church of Christ. The group is composed of UCC ministers and writers who collaborate on resources for people in the church, outside the church, and not sure about the church.
Each day during Lent, a new devotional will be posted and will appear at the top of this list. Please scroll down to see prior days’ devotionals.
March 6 – Until an Opportune Time
When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. – Luke 4:13 (NRSV) TALITHA ARNOLD | The first time I read Luke’s account of the encounter between Jesus and the devil in the desert, its final line sent a chill up my spine. It still...
March 5 – Transfiguration
Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. – Matthew 17:1-2 (NRSV) MATT LANEY | Transparent is a TV series...
March 4 – But Moses
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.” But Moses... – Exodus 6:10-12a (NRSV) MARTHA SPONG | The book of Exodus recounts the story of Moses, who as a baby born into an enslaved Hebrew family was...
March 3 – Mostly Dead
And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: “I know your works; you have a name of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is on the point of death, for I have not found your works perfect in the sight of my God.” – Revelation 3:1-2...
March 2 – Packing for the Long Haul
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited but emptied himself . . . being born in human likeness. – Philippians 2:5-7 (NRSV) VINCE AMLIN | Before a...
Lenten Devotionals – Introduction
KAJI DOUŠA Can I make it? Can I make it to the spring, the joy, the possibility of Easter? Can I pull it off? Can I endure the hot breath in the cold air? Can I breathe against the latest surge? And if I have? Can I endure for the long haul? I would love to...