by Liesl Spitz | Apr 21, 2022 | Devotions
Beloveds,Tomorrow a pile of compost will be dumped behind Kenan’s and my house, as we start to enrich the soil we hope will bear fruit this coming season. As I anticipate digging my hands into the barrels full of dark, rich dirt, I can’t help but think of Thomas who...
by Liesl Spitz | Feb 25, 2022 | Devotions
Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” — not knowing what he said. While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them and they were terrified as...
by Liesl Spitz | Feb 17, 2022 | Devotions
Sometimes I find that the more familiar a part of scripture is to me, the more puzzling it becomes. This is true of Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain in Luke, which we continue hearing from this week in chapter 6, verses 27-38.“Do to others as you would have them do to you,”...
by Liesl Spitz | Feb 11, 2022 | Devotions
Jeremiah 17:7: “Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.”I remember the realization in the first years of grieving the loss of my cousin, that perhaps faith is not longing for God, but that God is longing itself. God shifted from the object of...
by Liesl Spitz | Feb 4, 2022 | Devotions
This Sunday we hear the call story of Isaiah, who has a vision of God on the throne. The experience is of total overwhelm: six-winged seraphim, smoke in the air, chants of holiness shaking the earth… When Isaiah responds in self-effacement, he is met with still...
