A Daily Devotion for Monday, April 21
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Psalm 138:3
When I called, you answered me;
you greatly emboldened me.
Since we are between our Lenten devotional series and the start of our new reading focus on Weds., we have two days to share our life verses! Please join in with your own life verse and comment.
Lying in bed last night, I had trouble falling asleep. It had been a beautiful Easter Day starting with church, and we had been with friends for a lovely gathering and meal. When I finally tried to close my eyes, all I could see were the many things I now need to accomplish around the house. One task after another piled up, higher and higher until I was buried in dust, paint and dog hair. My eyes were now literally wide open, and anxiety washed over me. Even wondering what to post today found its way into the mix (mess). The idea of sharing life verses popped into my head, and shortly following, this insight: You need your life verse, because you need God right now. I prayed to God for peace and strength, and I fell asleep.
Holy Lord, I am full of thanks this morning. Thank you for the life you have given me, and the opportunity to live that life with you by my side. Amen
Becky, transforming
Psalm 100:4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
I have a little note pad in my nightstand that I write down Bible verses that I connect to. This very well know Psalm is one I connect to. I try hard to seek the joy in my life and move past any difficulties I come upon. I am thankful for my blessings and praise God for all of them.
Heavenly Father, thank You for all the joy in my life and all the blessings You have provided. You and You alone are thankfully there for me always. Amen
Psalm 46:10. Be still and know that am God.
I know it--I recite it--but I often feel guilty about being still. I easily get caught up in doing, going, etc. I often find it difficult to stop and surrender my time to rest and trust that God is waiting for me to just be with him. I need this reminder to take time to listen to what God needs from me not what I want to do for him.
Prayer: Gracious God, slow me down when this happens. Make me listen for you. AMEN
Monday April 21st, 2025
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
This morning this verse takes on an entire new challenge for me. When I think of the word conform(dare) it may mean something bad, or something good. When I looked up the word dare,I discovered that it means to have the courage to do something...to do something different. Again,this could be good or bad. Jesus was daring His followers to do something for their own good. We are to be different from the world around us knowing it’s for…
Galatians 2:20
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
This became my life verse shortly after Becky and I moved to New York and joined St. Mark UMC in Staten Island over 30 years ago. Our pastor, Trudy Codd, trusted me to preach God’s word when she was away and nominated me to the Gideons International with whom I served until I was no longer eligible by virtue of becoming a clergy member. My goal, too often not met, in choosing this verse…