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Marianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastJuly 2025 FlashđŸ’„Devos ~ Thank You!Here is my Thank-You gift to readers and listeners of my FlashđŸ’„ Devos + Podcast for July. This good book by a dear friend offers a fresh perspective on the Beatitudes. I pray that Andrew’s honesty and commitment to change reaches your heart, too. Check it out! ♄Finding Presence in the Midst of Pain Blessed Are the Others: Jesus’ Way in a Violent World by Andrew DeCortReviewed by Marianne Abel-LipschutzAndrew DeCort’s Blessed Are the Others sketches the crucial work of reconciling with God about suffering t...2025-07-2707 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast1 Peter 3:19-22 You know, even though God waited patiently all the days that Noah built his ship, only a few were saved then, eight to be exact—saved from the water by the water. The waters of baptism do that for you, not by washing away dirt from your skin but by presenting you through Jesus’ resurrection before God with a clear conscience.+Whether in a shower or a thunderstorm, every encounter with the divine medium of water can clarify your conscience anew.Allow God’s Spirit to flow through you.2025-07-2401 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastMatthew 26:26-29During the meal, Jesus took and blessed the bread, broke it, and gave it to his disciples:Take, eat.This is my body.Taking the cup and thanking God, he gave it to them:Drink this, all of you.This is my blood,God’s new covenant poured out for many people for the forgiveness of sins.+We hear “Take, eat,” too literally. Too much taking, too much eating. Communion rots as junk food for empty faith.Quench your thirst for authen...2025-07-0301 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastJune 2025 FlashđŸ’„Devos ~ Thank You!The spiritual life of home and place shifts with the seasons for me. As my Thank-You gift to all of you who have come alongside me during June on FlashđŸ’„Devos, I offer my article about the world I encounter on my lawnmower, an unlikely but perfect place to connect with creation. May the ways you tend to the world bring you surprise and insight, too. Around the Yard in 100 Daysby Marianne Abel-LipschutzSpring mowing in Iowa releases the sweet pineapple aroma of chamomile. I discovered this stubborn, sin...2025-06-2923 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMay 2025 FlashđŸ’„Devos ~ Thank You!Here’s an essay about learning to heal loneliness, offered to you as a Thank-You gift for reading, listening, and praying along with me during May. I feel so encouraged by your presence. May reflecting on respectful relationships bring insight and hope into your world. The Museum of My Lonely Heartby Marianne Abel-LipschutzMy complicated history with stealing may have started on nature walks in grade school. Teachers taught us simple ways to study what we explored in our suburban Chicago town. Students made leaf collections, smearing Elmer’s wh...2025-05-2513 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastJohn 21:12-14 Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord.Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them and did the same with the fish.This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.+An invitation from Jesus simplifies life and messes with our worldview. Would you accept the opportunity?Sharing a meal (with Jesus...2025-05-0401 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastRevelation 3:17-18 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.+In Christ, even the wretched become rich.How will you be transformed and by whom?Reset with a sp...2025-05-0101 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastActs 5:18-20 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. “Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”+Public jail and a brutal flogging didn’t silence the apostles. “Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching.”Respond graciously when people ask how to get free through angels and Christ.2025-04-2801 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastApril 2025 ~ FlashđŸ’„Devos Thank You!My March Thank-You gift to readers and listeners of FlashđŸ’„Devos is this article about a puddle that kept me company through the first COVID months of 2020 and beyond. This body of water served me as a Visio Divina, a sacred window of possibility that I searched with the eyes of my heart and soul. I pray that an environmental image or experience can be your holy partner through a time of grief and weariness.Pool of Tears by Marianne Abel-LipschutzFor the first six weeks of a stay-at-home order I ser...2025-04-2714 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastRomans 15:4-6 “I took on the troubles of the troubled,” is the way Scripture puts it. Even if it was written in Scripture long ago, you can be sure it’s written for us. God wants the combination of a steady, constant calling and warm, personal counsel in Scripture to come to characterize us, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next.+Make the word come alive! Read scripture out loud whenever you can.Help others hear words written for us, inspired by the God who loves us.2025-04-2501 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastHebrews 2: 8-9 We do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.+Our burdens seem daunting. Imagine having to “taste death.” Jesus showed that it’s hard and humbling to give up our lives for others.When Jesus calls our communities to high expectations, grace will empower us to act on the challenges ahead.*Elle Billing is a queer...2025-04-2201 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastJohn 19:41-42 Now there was a garden in the place where he was crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.+The solemn gifts of myrrh, aloes, linen cloths, and a fresh tomb couldn’t dress up the fact that Jesus died. Rituals give us pause to contemplate the sacredness of life.Consider the violence that will end new lives today....2025-04-1901 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastHebrews 12:1-3 Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. Go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!+Jesus offers strategies and wisdom for untangling everyday trials.Every week is holy when we follow...2025-04-1601 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastIsaiah 50:8-9The Lord God who vindicates me is near.Who will contend with me?Let us stand up together.Who is my adversary?Let them come near to me.Behold, the Lord God helps me;who will declare me guilty?Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment;the moth will eat them up.+Nearly six hundred years before Jesus, Isaiah prophesied that a gracious person could face the terror of crucifixion...2025-04-1301 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastPsalm 105:39-41He spread out a cloud as a covering,and a fire to give light at night.They asked, and he brought them quail;he fed them well with the bread of heaven.He opened the rock, and water gushed out;it flowed like a river in the desert.+God’s stunning hospitality offers a soul food banquet when we seek help. God transforms clouds, fire, food, and water into comfort, hope, love, and shelter.Let God’s creative power ener...2025-04-1001 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast1 Samuel 3:8-9 Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.+Have you waited longer than Samuel for answers from God? Give it time. Trust your sacred place. Listen.Stay alert and obedient. God wants to hear from you, too.*Annie Soudain is a retired...2025-04-0701 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast2 Thessalonians 2:17May Jesus himself and God our Father, who reached out in love and surprised you with gifts of unending help and confidence, put a fresh heart in you, invigorate your work, enliven your speech.+Click the reset button on your vitals: let the love of Christ animate your inmost being. Others will gain traction on the goodness that surrounds you, especially in the midst of difficulty or crisis.Let your loving presence set the pace for peace and acceptance.*Holly Harris is an artist from...2025-04-0401 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastGenesis 21:6-7Now Sarah said, "God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me." And she said, "Who would ever have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."+God often uses the creative and generative power of women to cast vision and bring joy. Sparking outbursts of laughter among elders in the community is glorious worship.Let others hear why the joy of the Lord is our strength.*Marcia Milner-Brage...2025-04-0101 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarch 2025 FlashđŸ’„Devos ~ Thank You!Thank you to all who’ve been praying with me during March as we celebrate Divine mercy. Today’s thank-you gift is a Lenten revelation about attuning to Christ’s suffering through experiences I had at Prairiewoods, a Franciscan Eco-Spirituality Center in Hiawatha, Iowa. May the gift of reconciliation come to you through nature as well, a reciprocal movement of loving forgiveness that shifts how we live in the world.Bouquet of Thorns by Marianne Abel-LipschutzA direct encounter with Jesus in a locust tree taught me how God shares life with e...2025-03-3006 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 15:1-2 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them.”+Jesus offered parables for homework. What would you do? When our choices don’t match our values, the conflict tears us apart. The Pharisees opted for a deadly ultimatum.Who you eat with can change the world.El...2025-03-2901 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 13:7-9“‘Now these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it deplete the soil?’“He answered him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you shall cut it down.’ ”+Fruit-bearing seasons vary for all living things. Stagnant times of grief and struggle beg for nurturing and patience.Your compassionate shepherding matters.*Marcia Milner-Brage is...2025-03-2601 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos ~ PodcastIsaiah 55:2-3Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?Listen diligently to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance.Incline your ear, and come to Me.Listen, so that your soul may live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you.+The default setting for life--work, eat, distract, repeat--yields discontent, isolation, and harm. Yet believing in promises and everlasting and...2025-03-2301 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastIsaiah 55:2-3Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?Listen diligently to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance.Incline your ear, and come to Me.Listen, so that your soul may live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you.+The default setting for life--work, eat, distract, repeat--yields discontent, isolation, and harm. Yet believing in promises and everlasting and...2025-03-2301 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 13:24-25“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’”+Jesus welcomes us in mutual trust and surrender--as brother, sister, friend.What will you downsize to cross this threshold into love and belonging?Today’s dev...2025-03-2000 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastMatthew 9:27-29Two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?"+These men respected the power and possibility of restoration with Jesus. “Then he touched their eyes and said, ‘According to your faith let it be done to you.’” Do others see faith as a power in your life?Ask Jesus for mercy. You'll receive a whole lot more.Today’...2025-03-1700 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastHosea 14:9Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand.The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.+When scripture claims “The way of the Lord is right,” it’s safe to follow the metaphor where it leads. Your awareness, discernment, and faith matter. There’s a map, good directions. Let the Wayshower lead.You can stumble on a smooth path, too. Get where you want to go with God...2025-03-1401 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.+Jesus gave us stories with truths tucked inside, oddly familiar once-upon-a-time creations that shed light on real life. Parables help us think when moral dilemmas and crises strike. We wonder what’s worth doing and how to respond. If Jesus gave up when life got hard and hateful, what parables would we hear?Choose to persevere in faith, even though it’s hard. It’s harder without Jesus.*Maria Wickwire says “Anillos”...2025-03-1101 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastIsaiah 30:15God, the Master, The Holy of Israel, has this solemn counsel:“Your salvation requires you to turn back to me and stop your silly efforts to save yourselves.Your strength will come from settling down in complete dependence on me—The very thing you’ve been unwilling to do.”+Isaiah prophesied in the 8th Century B.C. Yet overscheduling, independence, and personal accomplishment still receive higher praise than God’s radical call to surrender, turn back, and settle down.Let silliness and joy model surrender to God.Thanks! đŸ’„...2025-03-0801 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast1 Corinthians 2:10-11 The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.+Resurrection is one of “the deep things of God” that we know to be true by observing nature’s cycles of life and death. Repeating patterns spiral inward and outward through infinite reverberations of desire and delight.Let your creative energies tap Divine promises.Marcia writes, “After many years of e...2025-03-0501 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastPsalm 39:4-5“Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you.Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.+Would you ask God to open your book of days? My life patterns land best in worlds I couldn’t have imagined. Allow wisdom to guide you now.An end...2025-03-0200 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 4:28-30 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.+Jesus could sidestep cliffs and walk through chaos. Mobs still can’t stop how he changes the world.When Jesus says, “Don’t be afraid,” remember how he learned it in the streets.My fri...2025-02-2700 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastEzekiel 33:31-32 Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.+One can yearn for authentic faith and yet fall short. Community helps us embody change. After a time outsiders will wonder, “Hmm, how did they become who they are now?”Faith can flourish through others in our lives.Subscribe to FlashđŸ’„Devos o...2025-02-2401 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFebruary 2025 FlashđŸ’„Devos ~ Thank You!Thanks for joining me during these first six months of FlashđŸ’„Devos. My Thank-You gift today is an article I wrote about my first international mission trip when our family traveled with a team to Haiti three years after the earthquake of January 12, 2010. I am still being discipled--and disciplined--by the people and circumstances we encountered there. I pray that you, too, can meet people whose faith manifests as powerfully as we witnessed in Haiti.Field Testing My Faith by Marianne Abel-LipschutzArriving in Haiti with our service team from the Midwest, I i...2025-02-2313 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I don’t see many of “the brightest and the best” among you, not many influential, not many from high-society families. Isn’t it obvious that God deliberately chose men and women that the culture overlooks and exploits and abuses, chose these “nobodies” to expose the hollow pretensions of the “somebodies”?+Bathe the beloved community in mercy.Who has not received a holy anointing to serve?Olly Costello’s bright collages delighted me when I first cl...2025-02-2101 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastDaniel 10:17-19 “How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.” Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength.“Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.”+God approaches, reaching through scripture and angels, visions and circumstances. The assurance of the God who gives us breath takes our breath away.Be strengthened in the truth of your witness.Subscribers support FlashđŸ’„Devos as a gift. Isn’t t...2025-02-1801 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastSong of Solomon 2:10-12My beloved speaks and says to me:“Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away,for behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come,and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land.+Love called the world into being with an extraordinary invitation. Come away today to listen, admire beauty, and sing.Let lo...2025-02-1501 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastMatthew 5:3, 6, 9“Blessed are the poor in spirit
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice
Blessed are the peacemakers
”+These were Sister Dorothy’s last words as she blessed her murderers. Even today, this cousin I never met invites me into the kingdom.Sister commented, “There are things you do because they feel right and they make no sense and they make no money and it may be the real reason we are here: to love each other and to eat each other’s cooking and to say it was go...2025-02-1201 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastEzekiel 33:14-15And if I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just and right— if they give back what they took in pledge for a loan, return what they have stolen, follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.+If we can love others yet choose not to, we commit evil, an injustice. Loving restores life.Choose reconciliation with the good of life.FlashđŸ’„...2025-02-0900 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastColossians 1:9-11We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience
+Imagine strangers praying this over you.Become “holy people in the kingdom of light.”*About the sculpt...2025-02-0601 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastActs 9:17Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”+What a gift to have people in our lives who deliver the word of God. Saul received a loving touch, a benediction, and an action plan for a lifelong faith journey. How can others support your obedience?Attune to God’s plans through the beloved community. Get full acces...2025-02-0300 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastMatthew 17:20 “Because you’re not yet taking God seriously,” said Jesus. “The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, ‘Move!’ and it would move. There is nothing you wouldn’t be able to tackle.”+Seed catalogs are gardeners’ bibles. Where do you find directions for light, cultivation, and your personal spiritual harvest? You can choose which faith seed to grow: a Dijon type or mustard the color of yellow paint.Seriously. Which mountain moves without God?FlashđŸ’„Devos is a r...2025-01-3101 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastEzekiel 32:10I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you, and their kings will shudder with horror because of you when I brandish my sword before them.On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.+God asked Ezekiel to voice this warning to Pharaoh, a warning for all who lead with oppressive force and impunity. We need not live in fear as these leaders should.Will you lead with compassion and grace...2025-01-2801 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastJanuary 2025 FlashđŸ’„Devos ~ Thank You!Thanks to everyone who has been praying in community with me this year on FlashđŸ’„Devos. I feel so grateful for your presence! My January 2025 Thank-You gift is this article about how prayer invited me into a new world of connecting with the Divine as well as with others. I pray that my experiences give you hope for change in your own life. Check this post on my Substack page to see the original photos that accompany the article.Dancing with Almighty God by Marianne Abel-Lipschutz“Will you pray?” Everyone’s eyes shift downward. We squirm, h...2025-01-2612 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 1:76, 78-79And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High
 because of the tender mercy of our God,by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darknessand in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”+Give thanks when you hear how and why you are called to live.Let “the tender mercy of our God” allow everyone to grow through love.2025-01-2500 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastColossians 4:17-18 “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.” I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.+In prison and on papyrus, Paul poured out his heart to disrupt evil with Christ’s love. I honor how Paul’s writing still shapes our faith. Can you write or draw about what holds your conscience captive?Shine God’s mercy into “the fruitless deeds of darkness” with words and images of power and spirit.Meg West and I have bee...2025-01-2201 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastJob 19: 7-8“Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; he has shrouded my paths in darkness.”+Job’s lament parallels the stories of migrants and refugees today who flee suffering and social terror. They find pathways through darkness that teach us about risking everything to live. Pray that God’s loving light fills seekers with strength and courage.Stand with others as an ally in the beloved comm...2025-01-1900 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastPsalm 36:5-6God’s love is meteoric, God’s loyalty astronomic,God’s purpose titanic, God’s verdicts oceanic.Yet in this largeness nothing gets lost;Not a person, not a mouse, slips through the cracks.+God’s intergalactic sweep contrasts with the quiet pace of Jesus coming alongside his broken-hearted brothers on the Emmaus Road. Yet we’re allowed to experience love’s mysteries. Love’s power, Huey Lewis sang, “Might make you sad. Might make you mad.”“But you’ll be glad, baby, when you’ve foundThat’s the power, makes th...2025-01-1601 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastEphesians 6:14-16Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.+Imagine you wear faith gear. Which shirt welcomes others? Like Jesus stepping through prickly desert brush, sandals can slow our pace to walk in peace. Would “taking up the shield of faith” release more vulnerability?Show lovingkindness in gestures that deflect “the flaming arrows of the evil one.”Today’s devotion also appears on...2025-01-1300 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 8:38-39 Jesus sent him away, saying, "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you."+Two men crazed by demons lived in the tombs. When Jesus drew near, he restored their health and sanity, then showed mercy even to the demons, granting their wishes. The townspeople took fright at God’s power and fled. One of the healed men begged to follow Jesus but received a holy anointing for a tough assignment--to serve his community instead.Let your obedience embody the merciful presence of God.To...2025-01-1001 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastGalatians 4:16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?+The Apostle Paul sounds like an improvisational character actor, calling out to us through the millennia in every imaginable voice: lecturing, blaming, cautioning, pleading, teaching, testifying, whispering, persuading, sympathizing, lamenting, loving, and celebrating. He exhorts believers to walk a narrow path alongside Jesus. Can you help others thrive in that truth?May we love others as we all become “children of promise,” heirs to the kingdom of God.Thanks for subscribing! đŸ’„ Sounds simple. Means a lot!...2025-01-0700 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastHosea 10:12Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love,and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord,until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.+These poetic words challenge us to go boldly beyond a contemplative walk with the Divine. When we share the treasures of righteousness and work the unplowed ground together, the sweet fruit of unfailing love will sustain us.What activates your soul with wonder and Presence?2025-01-0400 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast1 Samuel 20:23 “And about the matter you and I discussed—remember, the Lord is witness between you and me forever.”+This covenant between friends is a divine sidebar about the meaningful bonds of affection, protection, and steadfast love we can create with others. To trust a friend for life is good; to pledge with a friend for eternity is even better.Call on Jesus to be your witness. Trust him to be fair. Ask him to be your friend.Sculptor Maureen Seamonds is a dear friend from Webster City, Iowa and a cata...2025-01-0100 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastDecember 2024 FlashđŸ’„Devos ~Thank You!Thanks for praying with me during December! In gratitude, let me offer some reasons why a funny thing might happen to you, too, if you explore Visio Divina. When I took responsibility for my spiritual life, practices like Visio Divina enchanted me. May these FlashđŸ’„Devos enrich your experience of the Divine in 2025. Thank YOU!Seeing Anew with Visio Divinaby Marianne Abel-LipschutzToday’s image of the back cover of this handmade bible from the 8th Century astonished me — and made me wonder what the front cover looks like! E...2024-12-2911 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastTitus 3:3-5 For at one time, we too were foolish and disobedient, deceived and enslaved by a variety of passions and pleasures. We spent our lives in evil and envy; people hated us, and we hated each other. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, God delivered us.+Sometimes our troubled lives can take a detour and, by the grace of God, we stop and think. A wordless plea for mercy opens pathways.Turn to a friend or the mirror or the Spirit with hope.I’m...2024-12-2601 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastMark 6:51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down.+Setting sail with friends is a classic metaphor for a journey into the unknown. Then storms overwhelm the night. Lightning blasts the darkness. The sail rips like an old flag. Letting Jesus join you in the boat is a proven remedy for fear. Believe that God is always coming to rescue us.Look for Jesus in your community in the next storm. Expect peace!FlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast is a reader-supported publication. Subscribers shape community in the art...2024-12-2300 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast2 Corinthians 7:11 See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done.+We fear remorse and shame when seeking forgiveness. Yet the Lord shows mercy and grace. Reconciling with God opens hearts and doors so we can turn to others in peace.Seek the fruits of reconciliation through Jesus that create a flourishing life for all.FlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast is a reader-supported publication. Your subscription is a gift to the arts and...2024-12-2001 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastPsalm 65:11-13You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.+Break off a piece of your daily bread and share the Creator’s gift of abundant life with someone new today.Celebrate the beauty and goodness our Creator lavishes on everyone....2024-12-1700 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastActs 27:38 When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.+With 276 people aboard a doomed ship headed for Rome, Paul showed faithful leadership. Passengers accepted Paul’s promise that his God would save them if they all obeyed. God made this an epic story that restores our hope on every stormy day.Believe this prisoner’s promise: Jesus assures us all our needs will be met when we trust God and cast our reserves overboard.My friend and fellow writ...2024-12-1401 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 13:18-19 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.”+Jesus gives us an add-water-and-stir description of the kingdom. Everything is provided by God. What will you cultivate from this cornucopia in your kingdom garden?Tell someone something cool about the kingdom of God. How did they respond?Thanks for reading and listening to my F...2024-12-1101 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 17:14-15 Creator Sets Free looked at them and said, “Go to the holy men and show yourselves to them.” They did what he said, and as they were on the way, they were healed. One of the ten men, when he saw he was healed, returned to Creator Sets Free, giving loud praise to the Great Spirit.+Address and lament how we use racism and ethnocentrism like leprosy to justify shunning, enslaving, and killing millions of people.Join others in applying Creator’s healing gifts of forgiveness and reconciliation.FlashđŸ’„...2024-12-0801 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastMatthew 24:45-47 “Who will be the wise one, worthy of trust? Will it be the uncle who was told to feed and care for the family while the elder is away? A great blessing will come to that uncle when the elder returns and finds him doing so. I speak from my heart, he will invite that uncle to live with the family and share everything.”+Jesus promises the highest reward for obedience: the invitation into a family that shares everything.Be trustworthy, wise, and speak from Christ’s heart.FlashđŸ’„...2024-12-0500 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 1:38 Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word."+Mary spoke wisely at a young age. Deferring to the ultimate authority of God, she chose to embody the power of surrender. Setting aside her will for the life of another, Mary raised Emmanuel, God-with-us.Who can be set free to live through our surrender? Commit to begin today.Ceramic artist and metal sculptor Maureen Seamonds is a dear friend from Webster City, Iowa, who is also a celebrated...2024-12-0200 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 Now, my sacred family members, we call on you to give firm and wise counsel to those whose hands do nothing. Comfort those whose hearts are on the ground. Help the ones who are weak, and be patient with everyone. Make sure no one gives back to anyone evil for evil. Seek to walk in a good way with each other and with all people.+Pray for the well-being of everyone in your life.What would shift if you regarded everyone as your sacred family members?Thank you...2024-11-2900 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastRomans 2:3-4 Tell me, when you do the same kinds of things that you judge others for, do you think what you have done will be hidden from the eyes of the Great Spirit? Or do you hold bitter thoughts about Creator’s kindness, patience, and willingness to bear with others?+We silly humans judge our Creator for excessive patience, unreasonable forgiveness, and outrageous mercy.Accept Creator’s kindness. Allow yourself to be drawn back toward the right path today.Give your spiritual life a boost with a free or paid...2024-11-2600 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastRevelation 22:1-2 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. +Revelation promises no more night and that the tree’s leaves would heal the nations.Invite others into the better paradise where Christ satisfies every hunger and thirst.My friend and fel...2024-11-2301 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastRomans 2:13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.+Righteousness and obedience are inseparable principles. “If you heard what I said, why didn’t you do it?” a parent or loved one may ask. “You say you care about me,” we plead with a close friend, “but how do you show it?” God’s love language is two-fold: trust and obey.Give your life a boost with a free or paid subscriptio...2024-11-2000 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast2 Corinthians 5:5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.+This verse gives a scriptural background for the common expression, “Trust the process.” God created us for a specific future. As our lives unfold toward that promise, we can tap the deposit of God’s Spirit within us. Trust the process of God’s Spirit shaping your life. It’s guaranteed to be good!Thanks for joining me to pray on FlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcas...2024-11-1700 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast2 Corinthians 13:5“Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.”+It’s easier to give someone else a failing score on a faith test. The Apostle Paul is pretty clear, though. You’re either in or you're out. Don’t wait for a confession booth to name the ways you’ve strayed. Compare results on a faith test with a friend and encourage each other to grow. Commit to living more “in the faith” today.Thanks for letting FlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast enrich your day! Let’s be encouraging.2024-11-1400 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastJudges 2:10  After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. +What a frightful world it would be where the Lord becomes forgotten. God is always encountered: in the ever-shifting skies, in love shared across time and space, in the gifted labors of our hands and hearts. Give Jesus a chance to grow in your life. Introduce Jesus to your family and friends! Let your witness bring his light into others’ worlds. Your presence means...2024-11-1100 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastActs 4:31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.+We experience the undeniable presence of God physically. The curtain is torn. The turmoil in our lives flutters down like leaves falling onto water. We feel mysteriously comforted. Love comes through.Let a whisper from the heart of God shake your world. Others will notice when your prayers are answered. Get full access to Marianne’s Substack at marianneabellipschutz.substack.co...2024-11-0800 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + Podcast1 Peter 3:8-9 “Be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”+Divine restraint is an appropriate response to evil and insults. Bless the person, condemn the act, and amplify peace.Choose to act like Jesus so you too will inherit an eternal blessing.Thanks for joining me in prayer today! Subscribe for new posts and podcasts.2024-11-0500 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastPhilippians 2:14-15 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” +Translations for “grumbling or arguing” show how we cleverly negotiate with God. Can we thrive without complaining, disputing, murmurings, reasonings, arguments, or questioning the providence of God? Reach for becoming “blameless and pure” in various translations: clean, innocent, harmless, uncontaminated, without blemish, sincere. Model acceptance, harmony, and thrive in diversity as you grow through life’s challenges. Delighted you’ve joined me for today’s FlashđŸ’„Devos...2024-11-0201 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos+PodcastJeremiah 23:28-29 “Let the one who has my word speak it faithfully
 Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?”+Quoting scripture to make a point requires discernment in the right use of our authority. The wise consider silence. It’s a solemn responsibility to draw on the power of sacred speech.Let your humble life be your witness to the transforming power of Christ.I’m delighted to share this lakeshore still-life by my long-time friend and fellow writer Jill Hi...2024-10-3000 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastOctober 2024 FlashđŸ’„Devos~Thank You!To thank you for reading and listening to my FlashđŸ’„Devos in October, I offer my article “Take Me to the Border with You” about my week serving at the Mexico/U.S. border. Sharing ministry of presence and welcoming migrants humbled me with valuable perspectives about the plight of immigrants worldwide.Today is National Immigrants Day which celebrates the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty in 1887. I honor those who seek new lives in the United States, including my ancestors who emigrated from Poland, Ireland, Germany, and Alsace-Lorraine. Take Me to the Border with You2024-10-2822 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastLuke 21:3-4 He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”+My friend Jay once asked me if the gigantic “Jesus Saves” billboards on urban banks advertised where Jesus saves. It’s a powerfully mixed message. Decide what kind of savings you value most. Is it worth enough to give it all away?I hope you’ve enjoyed readi...2024-10-2700 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastPsalm 126:5-6Those who sow with tears    will reap with songs of joy.Those who go out weeping,    carrying seed to sow,will return with songs of joy,    carrying sheaves with them.+Sometimes the songs of joy remain silent in the hymnal, tucked in the pew for another day. Grief dribbles from our eyes. No tune carries sadness far. Yet we live as children of promise for that coming day. Sorrow matures in our walk toward new seasons. Listen for radiant harmony as ne...2024-10-2400 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos + PodcastHebrews 6:11-12 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.+We need companions who can reorient us when we stray. Pulling up our bootstraps fixes some needs but relationships knit us together better. Loving each other the way Jesus loved counts. Stay the course with allies in committed faith.Today’s devotional als...2024-10-2100 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos PodcastDeuteronomy 24:17, 19 Make sure that orphans and foreigners are treated fairly.  
 If you forget to bring in a stack of harvested grain, don't go back in the field to get it. Leave it for the poor, including foreigners, orphans, and widows, and the Lord will make you successful in everything you do.+Each of us bears responsibility for our neighbors and for fair distribution of earthly abundance. Justice and righteousness become real when whole communities experience the good life God gives us.Glad you could join me today. Thanks!My F...2024-10-1801 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„DevosDeuteronomy 24:17,19 Make sure that orphans and foreigners are treated fairly.  
 If you forget to bring in a stack of harvested grain, don't go back in the field to get it. Leave it for the poor, including foreigners, orphans, and widows, and the Lord will make you successful in everything you do.+Each of us bears responsibility for our neighbors and for fair distribution of earthly abundance. Justice and righteousness become real when whole communities experience the good life God gives us.Thanks for reading FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS! It’s good to pray in c...2024-10-1801 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos PodcastMark 10:49-51 Jesus stopped and said, ‘Call him.’ So they called to the blind man, ‘Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.’ Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Jesus asked him.  +Be conscious of the constant reconciling presence of Jesus. Tell others, “Guess who called me today?” Flip the script. Call Jesus and ask, “What do you want me to do for YOU today?”Thanks for stopping by today! Subscribe or follow for free posts o...2024-10-1600 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„DevosMark 10:49-51 Jesus stopped and said, ‘Call him.’ So they called to the blind man, ‘Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.’ Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Jesus asked him.  +Be conscious of the constant reconciling presence of Jesus. Tell others, “Guess who called me today?” Flip the script. Call Jesus and ask, “What do you want me to do for YOU today?”Good to be with you! Thanks! Subscribe for free new pos...2024-10-1500 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos Podcast2 Corinthians 8:11 Get full access to Marianne’s Substack at marianneabellipschutz.substack.com/subscribe2024-10-1200 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos2 Corinthians 8:11 Be as eager to finish this journey as you were when you started, and give as much as you are able. If you have a willing heart, it is accepted that you give from what you have and not from what you do not have.+A journey seems adventurous and desirable, launched with anticipation and yearning. Finishing well can be just as gratifying. We live like Jesus when we love completely.Discover fulfillment in becoming who you are through loving relationships.It’s been a pleasure to pray with yo...2024-10-1200 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„DevosLuke 24:39 “See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”+Being only “the hands and feet of Jesus” limits God’s desire for healing. Why bypass heart, mind, soul, and strength? Christ resolved all suffering with holistic love. We may not choose to suffer. Jesus calls us to freely love.“Christ has no body now on earth but yours.” ~ Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582)Thanks for stopping by to pray with me on FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS...2024-10-0901 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos PodcastLuke 24:39Thanks for praying with me today on FlashđŸ’„Devos Podcast! Subscribe for free new posts, podcasts, and other contributions. Get full access to Marianne’s Substack at marianneabellipschutz.substack.com/subscribe2024-10-0901 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„DevosJames 4:8 Come near to God and God will come near to you. +Reciprocity identifies our universe. Made by a Creator who freely shares love and delight, we yearn for community by nature. Drawing closer to others enriches us the way a complex environment fosters a diversified life. When we invest in the flourishing of our neighbors, everyone enjoys the rewards. Choose to live close to God so everyone and everything around you will also experience God’s love.Thanks for praying together on FlashđŸ’„Devos! Subscribe for emails or listen to the...2024-10-0601 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos PodcastJames 4:8Thanks for listening to FlashđŸ’„Devos Podcast! Subscribe for new posts and podcasts. I look forward to praying together with you. Get full access to Marianne’s Substack at marianneabellipschutz.substack.com/subscribe2024-10-0601 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos PodcastProverbs 30:15-16 Get full access to Marianne’s Substack at marianneabellipschutz.substack.com/subscribe2024-10-0401 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„DevosProverbs 30:15-16“There are three things that are never satisfied,    four that never say, ‘Enough!’:the grave, the barren womb,    land, which is never satisfied with water,    and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’+The forces of nature and the forces of human nature share perplexing similarities. Relief seems impossible for the suffering and terror caused by disasters. Relentless conflicts within ourselves and our communities also seem irreconcilable. Through Christ, we can choose redemptive solutions.Team with others who say, “Enough!” Help restore pathways to peace.So glad you’re here, re...2024-10-0301 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos Podcast Get full access to Marianne’s Substack at marianneabellipschutz.substack.com/subscribe2024-09-3000 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFLASHđŸ’„DEVOSGenesis 17:13 My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant.When everlasting began, God included us in the kingdom. God promised a commitment beyond time, place, or works. Abraham surrendered. He received a new name and a reshaped body that marked him for an eternal future. +God wants us to become one to each other through such profound attachment that our bodies reflect the new spirit within us. God offers a new covenant through Jesus.Worship, pray, and flourish in authentic relationships with others.2024-09-3000 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastSeptember 2024 FlashđŸ’„Devos ~ Thank YouThanks to everyone who has subscribed, read, commented, and listened to my FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS for its first month! As a tenfold gesture of gratitude at just over 1000 words, I’d like to share this piece about how scripture, obedience, and love in Guatemala changed my old grief into surprising joy. As writer Etty Hillesum once said, we should “clear a decent shelter” for our sorrow. “Then you may truly say: life is beautiful and so rich. So beautiful and so rich that it makes you want to believe in God.” Get full access to Marianne’s Su...2024-09-3007 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„Devos PodcastPsalm 19:7-8The revelation of God is whole    and pulls our lives together.The signposts of God are clear    and point out the right road.The life-maps of God are right,    showing the way to joy.The last words of each line attract me: whole, clear, right. Together, road, joy. Different combinations address life’s complexity. Seek God’s revelation through signposts and life-maps. Yearn for wholeness and clarity. Humility can right-size our relationships in the world. Let God draw us together on the road to joy.2024-09-2701 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFLASHđŸ’„DEVOSDeuteronomy 1:17 Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. +Sane advice from a tested leader like Moses applies today. When we listen to everyone and don’t fear anyone, we respect the fair judgment of God. Make room for other points of view. Communities that share authority and power flourish.Be a living presence of fair leadership. Where you have influence, invite dialogue to allow peace. Thanks for reading my F...2024-09-2100 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFLASHđŸ’„DEVOSActs 22:8-10 “‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked.“‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. “‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. “‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’”God’s penetrating light withered the old Saul. Paul surrendered as his identity transformed. Obedience shows the way when our words can’t explain who God asks us to be. Which question is yours: “Who are you, Lord?” or “What shall I do?”Subscribe so you rece...2024-09-1800 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFLASHđŸ’„DEVOSHebrews 11:24-25 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.Moses chose community with those who suffer as a mature response to his world. Having experienced the flashy thrills of sinful acts, Moses contributed to an eternal legacy instead. Befriending unlikely or unlike-me people takes courage. Give people a chance.Thanks for reading my FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS! Subscribe free for new po...2024-09-1500 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFLASHđŸ’„DEVOSJohn 1:34 “I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”Imagine that incredible day on the job when John the Baptist saw Jesus walking towards him across the sands of time. The ribbon of water unfurled along the beach. The crowd turned to see who John pointed to, shouting, “Here he is! He’s the One!” Jesus is the only one who is always coming to save us. Turn to see who is coming. Can you welcome Christ in them? Do they see Jesus in you?Thanks for re...2024-09-1200 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFLASHđŸ’„DEVOSPsalm 128:19  As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.History imprints our hearts with elaborate patterns. The grit of grief etches us. Goodness meanders among scabs left by harsh encounters. Yet harmony is not beyond our reach. When our heart’s desires flow through expressions on our faces, we attune to others in love. Let others reflect the power in your loving heart back to you. Your life is part of the wonder in the world. Thanks for reading my FlashđŸ’„Devos! Subscribe...2024-09-0900 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastFlashđŸ’„DevosPsalm 139:16 All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.God embeds majesty in our souls, assuring us we are created, chosen, anointed, and essential. Mystery and promise still exist. What will you write in your book of “God’s Plans for Me” in 2024 and beyond? Believe that you will flourish in ways that seem impossible now. Cast your vision of the future God wants for you. Discern the goodness you can discover now and record your insights. Dedicated to Matt who has...2024-09-0100 minMarianne\'s FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastMarianne's FLASHđŸ’„DEVOS PodcastIntroducing FlashđŸ’„DevosDear Family & Friends,I’m thrilled to announce that my new FlashđŸ’„Devos newsletter will launch on September 1st. Subscribers receive an email twice a week with an image, bursts of scripture, insights, and a nudge in 90 words. I’d love to have you join me. Since 2021, I’ve published short-short devotions with Red Letter Christians. Friends and readers encouraged me to collect these and write more so they’re easily available. I dreamed about adding images from artists as well as from the places and people we cherish. Now my series is just about rea...2024-08-1503 min