Mid-week Devotional:
Week of September 13, 2026
Scripture for this Mid-week Devotional comes from the Gospel of John, John 14:27
Hear the Word of God.
“27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.”
This is God’s word for God’s people. Thanks be to God. AMEN.
Each morning while I eat my breakfast I am able to look out our large kitchen window. The view through that window is absolutely beautiful. I can see the large hay field of our neighbor, the line of oaks and pine trees that border the pasture and the woven wire line fence that separates our property from our neighbor’s. But the best part of the view when I look out our window are the bird feeders. Each morning, I shake out the empty shells of the sun flower seeds out of the feeders and add more seeds for the birds to eat. Some mornings there are only a few birds who come to eat but this morning the feeders are surrounded by a flock of sparrows. They come and go as a flock. If one goes they all go.
Watching the sparrows reminds me of one of my favorite songs found in many hymnals called, “His Eye Is on the Sparrow.” The words to the song were written by a woman named Civilla D. Martin over a hundred years ago in 1905.
The author of the hymn asks 3 questions in the first verse of the hymn.
She asks, “Why should I feel discouraged, Why should the shadows come, Why should my heart be lonely And long for Heav’n home, When Jesus is my portion?”
She follows her questions with words of reminder.
She wrote, “My constant Friend is He: His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches me; His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches me.”
I am reminded this morning through God’s creation and the words of this hymn that God is always present wherever I am.
During times of calmness God is there.
During times of upheaval and change God is there.
God never leaves me.
Today and in all the days ahead it is my prayer that you feel God’s loving presence surrounding you with love, peace, and grace.
Today and in all the days ahead may you remember that…
God is to your right. God is to your left. God is behind you and in front of you. God is above you and God is beneath you lifting you up.
I will be praying for you.
Peace be with you.
AMEN.