December 5, 2023

Read Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13. The Psalmist writes, “let me hear what the Lord God says.” God speaks in many ways, through many voices. According to Luke’s Gospel, after Jesus’s birth, it is the shepherds – a lowly profession in biblical times – who go forth, spreading the...

December 4, 2023

Read Micah 4:1-5. Awaken Me In these days all I see is war: pain, suffering, deepening darkness. All I want to do is crawl back into bed. Hide under the covers. Yet your Word calls to me. Bringing HOPE. I step out in faith once more, making my way to you. In you I...

December 3, 2023

We are now in the season of Advent. Each day through  Epiphany will feature a devotional from UKirk’s “Words for Waiting” written by someone connected to the UKirk network. To sign up to receive daily devotionals by email, go to www.UKirk Advent.org. Mark 13:24-37 I...

December 2, 2023

Psalm 63:1-11 1   O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2   So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. 3   Because your steadfast love...

December 1, 2023

Matthew 20:17-28 17While Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, 18“See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will...