Beauty from Ashes

Beauty from Ashes

by Kala Loptien Penitential Posture You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking this SoundCloud link. To grant those who mourn in Zion, to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of […]

Joy

Joy

by Victoria Heinecke The Mother – A Soul Magnified. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. “The angel Gabriel from heaven came, His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame, All hail, said he, thou lowly maiden Mary! Most highly favoured Lady, Gloria!” Lyrics from “Gabriel’s Message” (based on […]

Humility

Humility

By: Elizabeth Haarberg Have Mercy You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking this SoundCloud link. It’s so easy to become defensive when someone is hitting us with comments that hurt, especially if it feels like an attack, insult, diminishing, or questions our decisions. How we respond next will determine our emotional outcome from the […]