Thursday, 2 April, 2020 Scripture: Psalm 34:1-8 1 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and…
Wednesday, 1 April 2020 Many thanks for today’s devotional material go to Dee Wagner. I warmly invite others to share as well! Please email Rev. Tanya: pastor@hollischurch.org with poems, devotional material, etc., that you’d like to share with our community! Pandemic (by Kitty O’Meara) And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened,…
Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+4&version=NRSV Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all…
Monday, 30 March 2020 Genesis 2:18-19 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.” 19 So out of the ground the Lord God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he…
Thursday, 26 March 2020 Devotional Reflection Scripture: (click) Exodus 4:1-17 Last August, Irene and Roger Norian moved to Nashua from Middlebury, VT. They happened upon our church on a Sunday morning while they were exploring the area. The façade of the meetinghouse reminded them of their church back in Vermont. I, for one, am thrilled that…
Wednesday, 25 March 2020 Scripture: (click) Three Lectionary passages (scroll down to Wednesday, March 25, 2020, and open each/any of the three readings it links you to) Dear Friends, On Sunday, I suggested that in this time of social distancing when many of us are discovering more time available to us, it’s a prime opportunity…
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 Devotional Reflection Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34 I don’t know about you, but I can be prone to worry. Especially in times like this one, where just about every social routine has been disrupted, and much of the input I get from outside sources reminds me of how the sky is falling. One…
Scripture Reading (click): Exodus 16:1-12 Good Monday, friends! It was so good to be together in worship yesterday. I was once again moved by how faithfully God provides sufficiently for us to be able to meet the needs of each day. It’s the lesson the Israelites learned in the wilderness when they had grumbled that…
Scripture (click): 1 Corinthians 13:9-13 Today’s Devotional Reflection is provided by Rick Guay, one of our Deacons. In his capacity as our Home Ministries coordinator (which includes arranges the compiling and delivery of Thanksgiving/ Christmas/ Easter food boxes, among other things), Rick emailed the Deacons with some follow-up information as they continue to make plans…
Friday, 20 March, 2020 Scripture (click): Job 29:1-6 (From Rev. Tanya): My sister has worked in the corporate offices of a major department store for nearly three decades. It was just announced that they will be shuttering all of their doors nationwide until at least 1 April. This past week, 26 of the 28 people…