inspiration in your inbox 29 May 2026When the Water Connects John 4: 6-15 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink’. (His disciples had gone to the […]
URC Daily Devotion 28 May 2026
Exodus 15: 22-27 Then Moses ordered Israel to set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went for three days in the wilderness and found no water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. That is why it […]
URC Daily Devotion 27 May 2026
Exodus 14: 21-22Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided. The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right […]
Tuesday 26th May 2026
Tuesday, 26 May 2026The Waters before the Word Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Reflection Before there was light, there was water. […]
Monday 25th May 2026
You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills,giving drink to every wild animal; the wild asses quench their thirst.By the streams the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing among the branches.From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work. Reflection This is […]
Sunday 24th May 2026
Psalm 126 When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,It seemed like a dream.Then was our mouth filled with laughter,on our lips there were songs. The heathens themselves said: “What marvelsthe Lord worked for them!”What marvels the Lord worked for us!Indeed we were glad. Deliver us, O Lord, from our bondageas streams in dry land.Those who […]
Saturday 23rd May 2026
St Mark 23:41-44 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, […]
Saturday 22nd May 2026
“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?…Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” Reflection When we speak without acting, we risk our words being empty. And so our listening, learning, praying, and speaking must […]
URC Daily Devotion for Wednesday, 20 May 2026
St Matthew 6.10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Reflection Our listening and learning must be rooted in prayerful dialogue with God. As an ecumenist, I value praying in many different spaces and ways. Being part of JPIT has many joys, and one I often take comfort in […]
URC Daily Devotion for Tuesday 19 May 2026
Philippians 4:9 Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. Reflection Similarly to listening, learning is rooted in lived experience. Paul’s letters ask his readers to do two things captured in this verse – to […]