Daily Devotions

Our mission as a church to “feed more sheep” begins by making sure that we are each nourished for the journey. One of the ways we are providing for that nourishment is this section of our website which provides a link to the Upper Room’s daily reflection. These links always include a brief mediation, a Scripture reading, and a suggested prayer. It is our hope that this might be an additional way for you to be conscious of God’s call to “feed more sheep” in your daily life. If you are interested in other ways you can begin to nourish your soul, please contact our minister, Stephen Cady, at stephen@kingstonmethodist.org.

In God’s Hands

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Editorial

Wednesday’s Reflection PAIN AND SORROW are never wasted when given into God’s hands, and their transformation is far beyond our imaginings. But in this life, we will experience a poignancy, a regret that harm was done when our actions could have been different. This poignancy is a valid, healthy part of our journey of release. [...] Continue reading →

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Discernment

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Editorial

Tuesday’s Reflection THE LATIN ROOT of the word discernment has to do with sifting and separating. … The work of discerning one direction or choice from among many may require that we separate ourselves, that we go into a desert: a figurative one, if not actual. Removing ourselves from at least some of our usual [...] Continue reading →

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Questions

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Editorial

Monday’s Reflection What is my calling?Is there something specific I’ve been called to do? Which path do I take? There are so many choices.Which one do I choose? Is there really One who can guide me,help me make the right choice?If God is really out there calling me,why can’t I hear that voice? When will [...] Continue reading →

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Questions

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Editorial

Monday’s Reflection What is my calling?Is there something specific I’ve been called to do? Which path do I take? There are so many choices.Which one do I choose? Is there really One who can guide me,help me make the right choice?If God is really out there calling me,why can’t I hear that voice? When will [...] Continue reading →

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Remembering God’s Bounty

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Editorial

Sunday’s Reflection WHEN THE PRESENT IS DIFFICULT, we too easily forget past experience of God’s bounty, the tables spread with blessing when we were most conscious of our poverty and need. If we choose to remember the grace of God toward us in the past, the present is transformed by hope, and dry places become [...] Continue reading →

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Suggestions for a Half-Day Retreat

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Editorial

Saturday’s Reflection Start with prayer. Ask God for the grace to enter into this special time with an open mind and an open heart. Create a sacred space in a quiet corner, near a window if possible. Let that be the place where you pray. Find a cloth for the table. Assemble objects that feel [...] Continue reading →

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God’s Guidance

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Editorial

Friday’s Reflection GOD’S GUIDANCE COMES TO US not only in prayer and through practices such as lectio divina [meditative reading of scripture and reflecting on what God might be saying to us through the passage], but also in the activism of tending the wounds and needs of others. While we are serving others, God’s persistent, [...] Continue reading →

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Unexpected Grace

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Editorial

Today’s Reflection GRACE OFTEN COMES in unexpected ways and unexpected places. However it comes, it is always unmerited, pure gift. We cannot earn it, purchase it, or even destroy it. The writer of Ephesians makes this clear in the second chapter: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your [...] Continue reading →

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Unexpected Grace

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Editorial

Today’s Reflection GRACE OFTEN COMES in unexpected ways and unexpected places. However it comes, it is always unmerited, pure gift. We cannot earn it, purchase it, or even destroy it. The writer of Ephesians makes this clear in the second chapter: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your [...] Continue reading →

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God’s Love for Us

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Editorial

Wednesday’s Reflection HOW COULD A GOD so amazing and perfect love me? God’s thoughts are constantly on us. God loves us, and the power of that love is more than enough to help us weed out the troubles in our lives. How can we love God? We can start by embracing God’s love and making [...] Continue reading →

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