by Liesl Spitz | May 25, 2023 | Devotions
Whenever I read the Pentecost story in Acts, I am transported back to 2020 and what it was like to be church in those first months of the pandemic. A number of congregants had graciously said “yes” when we asked you to share in different languages for our Acts reading...
by Liesl Spitz | May 19, 2023 | Devotions
After college when I was living in Brooklyn is the first time I heard the hymn, “Somebody prayed for me.” The words go on, “…had me on their mind. Took the time to pray for me. I’m so glad, I’m so glad, I’m so glad they prayed for me.” I was playing in the gospel...
by Liesl Spitz | Mar 11, 2023 | Devotions
In the first verses of John 4, Jesus travels from Judea to Galilee. John tells us, “Now he had to go through Samaria.” The thing is, he didn’t. Not geographically, anyway. But because of his detour, Jesus found himself tired, and sitting at a well at noontime. There,...
by Liesl Spitz | Mar 3, 2023 | Devotions
As I visited St. Timothy congregant Kathy Kulstad in her final days, Pastor Ruth who served as her chaplain at Lyngblomsten, let me know that a favorite psalm for Kathy was Psalm 121, which begins, “I look to the hills / where does my help come from?” Kathy loved this...
by Liesl Spitz | Jan 27, 2023 | Devotions
This year in confirmation, we are making use of Daniel Erlander’s Manna and Mercy to explore overarching themes of scripture. Recently we read about Jesus’ teachings, and the ways that he turns upside down our expectations of God’s love. Erlander’s words for me were a...
