Diana's Devotional Corner

Acts 1:8  But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.The above verse is part of Jesus' parting words to the apostles, shortly before he was...

Matthew 27:3-4a  Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." Last week, we reflected on Pontius...

John 19:6 - When the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!"  Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him." Pontius Pilate has always fascinated me.  He seemed to actually become a...

Acts 1:10-12 They were looking intently up into the sky as he (Jesus) was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from...

John 13:14-15 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. This past Sunday in our youth discussion, we talked about foot washing...

Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Proverbs 17:22 - A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Have you ever met a...

John 4:28-30  Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, "Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did.  Could this be the Christ?"  "And now you know ... the rest of the story."  The famous radio broadcaster Paul...

John 5:10  So the religious leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.” As a child, I looked upon the Pharisees (Jewish religious leaders) as mean-spirited, squinty-eyed conspirators who loved...

John 3:21 - But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God. If snow and sleet had not prevented services on Sunday, our focus passage would have been on John 3:1-21.  This reading...

John 2:14-15  In the temple courts, he (Jesus) found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.  So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money...

Psalm 46:10 - Be still, and know that I am God ... At St. John's we've been challenged to establish a word for the year. Instead of making one or more New Year's resolutions, we are challenged to select one word that will inspire us in the coming...

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul. (Verse 1 of hymn "It Is Well with My Soul", written by Horatio G. Spafford, 1873) This is the first verse...