Month: April 2025

Psalm 121: Lifting My Spirits with Praise

Posted on by Staci Mauney

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 121:1-2 ESV)

I don’t remember when I first read Psalm 121. I was probably a teenager, reading through the Book of Psalms for the first time. The psalms have always brought comfort, especially as I learned the meaning behind many of them. They are full of emotion, praise, hope, lament, requests for vengeance, and longing for a better tomorrow. Continue reading “Psalm 121: Lifting My Spirits with Praise” →

The Hope of Easter

Posted on by Staci Mauney

[Jesus] told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations.” (Luke 24:46-47)

During Holy Week, we were reminded that the culmination of this season is Easter Sunday, when we observe Jesus’s resurrection. From Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to the Lord’s Supper to the betrayal by Judas just a few days later, Holy Week is a whirlwind of ups and downs that mimic our own lives today.

As we celebrate Easter this year, remember the true meaning, which is found in the following truth: Jesus overcame death. He was humiliated and offered as a sacrifice on the cross. He died and rose from the grave, confirming he was the Son of God.

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