Devotions
Daily devotionals to help you connect.
Rev Gav | Apr 14
14th April 2025
The writer of Psalm 36 has filled the psalm with metaphors and similes for the characteristics of God, all drawn from creation: God’s righteousness standing…
Rev Gav | Apr 13
13th April 2025
Although this Psalm is from another time and another place, it might help to read it using your imagination. Imagine being part of a great…
Rev Gav | Apr 12
12th April 2025
This Psalm is called a ‘Psalm of Ascents’ and was sung or read by those on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, it has therefore been adopted as…
Rev Gav | Apr 11
11th April 2025
One thing I love about some of the psalms is how they can be appropriated into any situation, giving us a voice to our deepest…
Rev Gav | Apr 10
10th April 2025
Here’s an interesting thing. The Greek word ‘haplous’ interpreted as ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’, when speaking of the eyes, means not just physical health but also…
Rev Gav | Apr 9
9th April 2025
This passage from the John’s gospel is often read at funerals. It starts with Jesus speaking the opening line, “Do not let your hearts be…
Rev Gav | Apr 8
8th April 2025
Okay, so this is a weird story (at least to my ears) yet, there is something very familiar going on here! Leadership is no easy…
Rev Gav | Apr 7
7th April 2025
Whenever I read this passage I wonder why Jesus was bent over and what he was writing with his finger on the ground. Knowing John’s…
Rev Gav | Apr 6
6th April 2025
If I’m honest I sometimes find Paul’s writing, in places, to be a little bit tangly but I absolutely love this passage from his letter…
Rev Gav | Apr 5
5th April 2025
I wonder, if I was being oppressed and at risk of being murdered, whether I could appeal to God based on the status or quality…
Rev Gav | Apr 4
4th April 2025
Have you ever been let down by someone? It’s a rhetorical question because of course you have! People should act with honesty and integrity and…
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