Welcome to Daily Devotions with Second Presbyterian Church
Thanks for sharing in our Daily Devotions Service. Please feel free to join at any time, to broaden the circle by inviting your friends and relatives, and do not hesitate to contact me with your prayer concerns and comments.
Rev. Dr. Kay E. Huggins
Rev. Dr. Kay E. Huggins
|
This service is designed to ground your day in scripture, to focus your heart in prayers of praise, gratitude, petition and devotion, and to receive a blessing on your day. The time is divided equally between scripture and prayer.
Scripture: There are texts for each day. You may find the all the daily scripture lessons in The PCUSA Daily Prayer app for APPLE or ANDROID. Prayers: Daily Prayers from PCUSA liturgy (Monday – Friday); petitions submitted from Second Presbyterian Church members and friends (including you); the Lord’s Prayer, and a pastoral blessing. |
Week of Apr 5-9, 2021, by Rev. Kay Huggins, Parish Associate
Our Daily Devotions are available day by day, week by week; please feel free to join at any time, to broaden the circle by inviting your friends and relatives, and to contact me with with your prayer concerns and comments: Rev. Kay Huggins
Welcome to the First Week of Easter. We begin the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection in the manner of the first disciples: by remembering Jesus. As the disciples returned to his “last words” so we will read Chapters 14-16 from the Gospel of John, the summary of Jesus’ table talk following the last meal he shared with his beloved ones. In these chapters, Jesus prepares his disciples for their new life – a life when they will not have him by their side to correct, guide, defend and love them. Thus, he clarifies the new commandment to love; he promises them spiritual guidance from a companion (the Greek word paraclete translated Advocate or Companion, literally means the one called to your side). Jesus states clearly how the world will misunderstand and mistreat his followers; yet, he assures that it they remain in him, they will know joy and peace given not by the world but by God. It helps to remember the actual experience of the disciples as we listen to Jesus’ words. Our experience may be different, but at the core we all are longing for a life that endures misfortunes, sorrow, illness and death. This longing found a beautiful satisfaction through the words of Jesus; may we hear and believe as disciples have heard and believe throughout the centuries.
Psalms for this week Monday: Ps 69:1-15 Tuesday: Ps 94 Wednesday: Ps 103
Thursday: Ps 111 Friday Ps 107:1-22
Prayers: are from Daily Prayers from PCUSA liturgy (Monday – Friday); petitions submitted from Second Presbyterian Church members and friends (all are welcome to submit directly to me at kay.huggins@me.com ); the Lord’s Prayer, and a pastoral blessing.
Welcome to the First Week of Easter. We begin the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection in the manner of the first disciples: by remembering Jesus. As the disciples returned to his “last words” so we will read Chapters 14-16 from the Gospel of John, the summary of Jesus’ table talk following the last meal he shared with his beloved ones. In these chapters, Jesus prepares his disciples for their new life – a life when they will not have him by their side to correct, guide, defend and love them. Thus, he clarifies the new commandment to love; he promises them spiritual guidance from a companion (the Greek word paraclete translated Advocate or Companion, literally means the one called to your side). Jesus states clearly how the world will misunderstand and mistreat his followers; yet, he assures that it they remain in him, they will know joy and peace given not by the world but by God. It helps to remember the actual experience of the disciples as we listen to Jesus’ words. Our experience may be different, but at the core we all are longing for a life that endures misfortunes, sorrow, illness and death. This longing found a beautiful satisfaction through the words of Jesus; may we hear and believe as disciples have heard and believe throughout the centuries.
Psalms for this week Monday: Ps 69:1-15 Tuesday: Ps 94 Wednesday: Ps 103
Thursday: Ps 111 Friday Ps 107:1-22
Prayers: are from Daily Prayers from PCUSA liturgy (Monday – Friday); petitions submitted from Second Presbyterian Church members and friends (all are welcome to submit directly to me at kay.huggins@me.com ); the Lord’s Prayer, and a pastoral blessing.
Below is the Daily Devotion for Friday, April 9, 2021.
Click on "CC" for Closed Captions.
Click on "CC" for Closed Captions.
Below is the Daily Devotion for Thursday, April 8, 2021.
Click on "CC" for Closed Captions.
Click on "CC" for Closed Captions.
Below is the Daily Devotion for Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
Click on "CC" for Closed Captions.
Click on "CC" for Closed Captions.
Below is the Daily Devotion for Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
Click on "CC" for Closed Captions.
Click on "CC" for Closed Captions.
Below is the Daily Devotion for Monday, April 5, 2021.
Click on "CC" for Closed Captions.
Click on "CC" for Closed Captions.
