Category Archives: Devotion

Holy Trinity Sunday

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Sue Edison-Swift

It crosses my mind every almost every Holy Trinity Sunday: The Associated Church Press convention at Kanuga Retreat Center in Hendersonville, NC. Held in 1990-something, this small gathering was a mountaintop experience in many ways. I remember being one of … Continue reading →

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Believing Thomas

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Sue Edison-Swift

An Easter devotion based on John 20:1-29 On that first Easter day, we are told in the Gospel of John, Peter and another disciple visited the empty tomb and returned home, “for they did not yet understand” (John 20:9). Mary … Continue reading →

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On butterfly wings

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Sue Edison-Swift

This post combines the text from “Resurrection Reminder,” my article in the April 2011 issue of Lutheran Woman Today, now Gather magazine, with photos and videos of monarch caterpillars and butterflies.—Sue Butterflies are symbols of Christ’s resurrection.  I know why. After a worship … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving present

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Sue Edison-Swift

In her “Pass the Thanksgiving” essay,* the late, great Marj Leegard gave sage advice for enjoying the holiday for what it is, not what it used to be, not what it could be. “Memories have a way of bundling together … Continue reading →

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Things: A mother’s lesson

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Sue Edison-Swift

When my mother was young, maybe 11 or 12, her family’s farmhouse burned to the ground. Mom, along with her mom, dad, and baby sister, Sally, got out with their lives and a basket of clean clothes. It was the … Continue reading →

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A future with hope

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Sue Edison-Swift

Kagemulo’s smile in this picture is misleading. She smiled upon seeing the video just taken during a visit to her home outside of Bukoba, Tanzania. Kagemulo had never before seen a picture of herself. Indeed, Kagemulo said, “I cry all … Continue reading →

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Come, Lord Jesus

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Sue Edison-Swift

Come, Lord Jesus: Devotions, Prayer Journal and Prayerful Coloring for Advent and Christmas is a booklet I created for and with Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan (LSS).  It includes seven devotions linked to the Sunday before Advent, the four Sundays of Advent, … Continue reading →

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Life-Changing Grace

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Sue Edison-Swift

Since 1985, every year on October 9, I remember a terrible-wonderful time of healing and abundant grace upon grace. The first time I told the story was in the December 1986 issue of Family Computing magazine. On October 9, 2010, “Life-changing … Continue reading →

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Let Go and Let God

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Sue Edison-Swift

Graphic: Kathryn Brewer /The Lutheran As a piece of popular theology, “Let go and let God” is trite and profound, hurtful and helpful. It is hurtful when served with a side of “get over it already” or “you just have … Continue reading →

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A transformational act

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Sue Edison-Swift

On the last day of the NGO Forum on Women (Beijing, China, 1995), I witnessed a transformational act. It had been an empowering, world expanding 10 days. I listened to women wanting to be both faithful and feminist, demanding full … Continue reading →

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