A Place at the Table – 48 – Conclusion Seay ends the devotions with this marvelous poem by Walter Brueggemann… We are your people, mostly privileged competent entitled. Your people who make futures for ourselves, seize opportunities, get the job done and move on. In […]
A Place at the Table – 47 – Sonrise God of our Lord Jesus, the Anointed, Father of Glory: I call out to You on behalf of Your people. Give them a mind ready to receive wisdom and revelation so they will truly know You. […]
A Place at the Table – 46 – Holy Saturday God, on days where we are stunned with grief, give us a sense of the heartache Your disciples must have felt at being severed from their Teacher. Help us to face You, even when darkness […]
A Place at the Table – 45 – Cross Jesus, the cup You offer us is bottomless, with opportunities to drink at every intersection, every chance meeting. In Your time upon this earth, You traversed a great area in order to show love to Your […]
A Place at the Table – 44 – Shoes God, what is any power on earth compared to You? Yet You became lowly that You might lift us up. With love and determination You turned Your triumphal entry into a death march. As each clopping […]
A Place at the Table – 43 – Meal Father, Your love and provision are far reaching. Your miracles never cease. You could drop bread from the sky for Your beloved, and yet You give us the blessing of giving and connecting in Your precious […]
A Place at the Table – 42 – Cell Father, we are truly thankful for the life of Jesus, our brother and King. In every way He came to show us how to live— how to celebrate, how to obey, how to lean into You, […]
A Place at the Table – 41 – Friend Lord, Your life changed the world— there is no problem that grace doesn’t solve. Thank You that grace is enough. As we interact with You through the Scriptures and prayer, help us to become more graceful […]
A Place at the Table – 39 – Cemetery God, we ask as people of faith that You would teach us what it means to truly set our eyes on heaven and live as those who do not fear death. Prompt us toward forgiveness, restoration, […]
A Place at the Table – 38 – Compass Thank You, God, that You can use all things for Your good. Thank You for allowing us to identify with those who wrestle with the law, with those who struggle to remain clean and pure and […]
A Place at the Table – 37 – Play-doh We have been in the wilderness too long. Today my prayer is that God would soften our hearts and open our ears. I am confident that when our ears are open to hear God speak, God […]
A Place at the Table – 36 – Delayed God, teach me what it means to wait. May my faith be strengthened as I see the ways that You provide in Your time. Amen. —— I write this sitting in the airport waiting for my […]
