by debracelovsky | Apr 5, 2026 | Lent/Easter
Read Matthew 28:1-10 This blessed day dawns. When you read the gospel accounts of resurrection morning, there was a great deal of traffic back and forth to the tomb. The women, the disciples. Confusion, disbelief. I particularly enjoy reading where the women first...
by debracelovsky | Apr 4, 2026 | Lent/Easter
Read Matthew 27:62-66 Between the horror and terror of Friday and the inexpressible joy of Sunday morning, this day always has a sense of unearthly calm, as though nature itself is holding its breath. For us, who know what is to come, it is a day to anticipate the...
by debracelovsky | Apr 3, 2026 | Lent/Easter
German theologian, Franz Delitzsch, wrote the following about Isaiah, Chapter 53: It is the most central, the deepest, and the loftiest thing that the Old Testament prophecy, outstripping itself, has ever achieved. I share this version here, as I find it beautifully...
by debracelovsky | Apr 2, 2026 | Lent/Easter
Read The Gospel of John 13–17; and 18 If, in these days approaching the grand celebration and cornerstone of our faith, you need words of love to minister to your heart, the Word has words. They are found in five chapters of the Gospel of John. These five chapters...
by debracelovsky | Apr 1, 2026 | Lent/Easter
Read Matthew 11:28-30 for Jesus’ words of comfort; Matthew 26:14-16 and Luke 22:1-6 for other events unfolding at this time Years ago, while at a retreat center deep in the redwoods here in Sonoma County, I saw a quote by the Roman poet, Ovid, on a plaque over...
