Be Still: Daily Devotional

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  • April 15th, 2025
    Today is Tuesday of Holy week.

    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”  

    Assist me mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that I may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

    Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John, chapter 12.


    Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus. Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. 
    “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.  Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.


    Today we find ourselves in the Temple courts during the Passover festival. A day, maybe two, before the Passover. And it's buzzing with activity. Pilgrims from all over Israel, indeed from even further, have gathered here in the outer courts, the court of Gentiles. I imagine for a moment that I am Philip. In the midst of all of this noise and movement, I watch Jesus in the distance teaching, and my mind wanders for a few moments thinking about these three short years since I met him in my hometown of Bethsaida. It feels like a lifetime ago.
     
    When he came into town teaching, I remember thinking immediately, this is the one Moses wrote about. The fulfillment of the Law. And I went to find Nathaniel and then we found Peter and I remember saying to them, Just come and see. You've got to see. We were just ordinary, hardly even ordinary, and now here we are. The whole world is abuzz because of this man.  

    My mind snaps back to the here and now when a group of Greeks come and ask to see Jesus. They think because I'm also Greek that I can get them an introduction. Jesus is like a rock star these days, and everyone thinks I'm the ticket back stage. But Jesus is having none of it. He's in an entirely different mode. There is this urgency... like he sees something we don't see. It's like we are all watching a sunset and he looks at it and sees the sky opening up and swallowing the sun and the moon and everything. Swallowing him. And like so many other times, I stand here stunned, speechless.

    Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that I, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

    Music: Are You Who You Say You Are? - Heaven and Earth - (YouTube)

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    12 min
  • April 14th, 2025
    Today is Monday of Holy week.

    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”    
     
    Assist me mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that I may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
      
    Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John, chapter 12.  


    Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

    But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

    “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”
     
    Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.


    Here we are in this scene with Jesus, six days before Passover, when he becomes our Passover Lamb. And it is a scene filled with resurrection life. Why? Because we are in Lazarus’ home. The one Jesus already raised. And it is a special meal, one to honor Jesus. Imagine the sense of joy, of goodness, of life, that was around the table this evening. Who do you see with you around the table? What stories do you hear being told about Lazarus, about all that you’ve seen Jesus do?
     
    In the midst of hearing those stories and remembering all that Jesus has done—all that you’ve experienced because of the power of this man’s life and words, the power of what you experience when he looks at you—in the midst of that, imagine this is the moment that you’ve prepared for. You stand and walk over to Jesus with your jar of expensive oil and kneel down and pouring it over Jesus dirty feet, and saying to him, “You are worth everything to me, Lord.”
      
    Hold on, now you’ve caused a scene. And a controversy. Because you’re now being accused of being selfish, of not caring for the poor. For a moment, your anxiety peaks and your blood pressure rises. You think, maybe you have done something wrong. But then Jesus reminds you and everyone in the room that when you give your all for him, you don’t separate yourself from the poor, hold back from the poor. But you become poor yourself. So that you, like Christ, will be the poor who always has the poor among you.  

    Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that I, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    16 min
  • Lent Examen - April 12th, 2025
    This is a version of the five-step Daily Examen that St. Ignatius practiced.

    1. Become aware of God’s presence.
    2. Review the day with gratitude.
    3. Pay attention to your emotions.
    4. Choose one feature of the day and pray from it.
    5. Look toward tomorrow.

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    15 min
  • April 11th, 2025
    Today is the 33rd day of Lent.
     
    May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.   
     
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”    
       
    Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Mark, chapter 10:32-34.
     

    They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.” 
     

    The disciples were astonished, and those who followed Jesus were afraid. The disciples seem confused in this part of the gospels. Jesus keeps telling them what’s going to happen, and that he’s got to go away. Can you imagine what that must have been like? Can you imagine what it would feel like to hear your best friend, your leader, your hope… say these words to you?  
       
    As you listen to the scripture again, put yourself in their sandals and try to hear with their ears: They don’t know what you know. They don’t know the Easter story. All they know is that Jesus of Nazareth, who has demonstrated to them a new kind of Kingdom, is telling them he is going to be condemned, mocked, tortured, and killed. Can you imagine their experience of crisis and confusion? 
       
    As we head toward Holy Week, it can be easy to skip straight to Easter and the historic Christian celebration of the miraculous resurrection of the Christ. But can you slow down a bit? Can you enter into Holy Week one day at a time? Can you allow yourself to feel the anticipation, the confusion, the crisis, the fear, the despair… that comes between now and Easter Sunday? As we end our time of prayer today, and as we look toward Holy Week, choose several individuals to pray for by name… pray for their faith to be stirred up or maybe enlivened for a first time, pray for their passion for God to grow, and pray for the Spirit of God to draw near to them as Easter approaches.    
     
    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.   
     
    Music - Abounding Grace - Vineyard Soul - (YouTube)

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    14 min
  • April 10th, 2025
    Today is the 32nd day of Lent.
     
    Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.   
     
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”    
       
    Today’s reading is from the Book of Philippians chapter 1.     


    Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, 
    To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: 
    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 
    I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.  It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 
    And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. 
     

    A summary for this whole passage could be, “When you love someone with the love of Christ, you pray for them. Love is the motive and the fuel for prayer.” The Apostle Paul is praying for the church in the city of Philippi. He is overflowing with thanksgiving as he prays. Why? He says, “because I have you in my heart.” He says that he “longs for them with the affection of Jesus.”  
     
    Can you identify with Paul’s words here? Think for a moment about someone that God has hidden away in your heart. Is there someone in your life that you long for with the affection of Jesus? Call that person to mind.  
     
    What is it about that person that God has placed in your heart to pray for that person? As you hear Paul’s words again, try and pray Paul’s prayer over the person that God has hidden away in your heart. 
       
    As we close our time today, don’t forget to pray for yourself. Pray that the good work that God began in you would be carried through to completion. Pray that your love may abound more and more and that you may be able to discern God’s best. And pray that you may be kept pure and blameless for the day of Christ.  
     
    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.   
     
    Music - Above All Else - Vineyard Soul - (YouTube)

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    14 min
  • April 9th, 2025
    Today is the 31st day of Lent.
     
    May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace through the power of the Holy Spirit.     
     
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”    
       
    Today’s reading is from Jeremiah 32:36-4.
     

    “You are saying about this city, ‘By the sword, famine and plague it will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon’; but this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety. They will be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them. I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me. I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul. 
     

    Sometimes Old Testament scriptures are confusing. On the one hand, God seems to be like a jealous God, or He seems to speak out of anger. But then suddenly we also see a revelation of his character as a rescuer, as a redeemer, as a protector. How do scriptures like this make you feel when you read them?  
       
    God reveals himself through scripture as not just a God who loves, but as a God who IS love. He also is revealed as a God who IS love and who is always in pursuit of those He loves. There is a wonderful poem from the English poet Francis Thomspon called The Hounds of Heaven… Thompson suffered from depression and lived a life of drug addiction and poverty. He writes that he fled from God… and he ends the poem with these words:  “Ah, fondest, blindest, weakest, I am He Whom thou seekest!” As you listen again, listen to the voice of God seeking after His people:  
     
    Like the poet, many of us at many times run away from God. We’re like the prodigal son… looking for the best the world has to give while running in the wrong direction. Is there anywhere in your life that you’re running from God? Running from a reconciliation? Running from a confession? Running from a calling to vocation? As we end, could you imagine yourself slowing down, getting still, and inviting God to be present to the thing you’re running from?  
     
    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.   
     
    Eternal Light - Heaven & Earth - (YouTube) 

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    12 min
  • April 8th, 2025
    Today is the 30th day of Lent.
     
    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you.    
     
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”    
       
    Today’s reading is from the Book of Ephesians chapter 2.
       

    As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. 
     

    Lent is a season of reflection where we consider things in our lives that pull us away from the love of God. The Apostle Paul specifically mentions our tendency to gratify the cravings of our flesh and follow its desires and thoughts. He says that even though we try to gratify ourselves, we can’t, and they make us spiritually dead. Think for a moment about the cravings that you have in your life. How are you trying to fill those cravings with worldly things?  
     
    You have been raised to life with Christ. Christ is now your means of fulfilling your cravings. As you hear the passage again, imagine God filling every desire with his love. Imagine him being the fulfillment of every craving that you have. Imagine yourself coming back to life as he fills you.  
       
    As you continue through your day, remind yourself that this is a work of grace from beginning to end. You didn’t start it, and you can’t complete it. God rescued you when you were dead, God is bringing you to life, and God will raise you up on the last day. Thank God for his incredible grace in your life.  
     
    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.   
     
    Music: Adore Him - Vineyard Worship/Samuel Lane - (YouTube) 

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    15 min
  • April 7th, 2025
    Today is the 29th day of Lent.
     
    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.  
     
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”    
       
    Today’s reading is from Psalm 143.

     
    Lord, hear my prayer, 
        listen to my cry for mercy; 
    in your faithfulness and righteousness 
        come to my relief. 
    Do not bring your servant into judgment, 
        for no one living is righteous before you. 
    The enemy pursues me, 
        he crushes me to the ground; 
    he makes me dwell in the darkness 
        like those long dead. 
    So my spirit grows faint within me; 
        my heart within me is dismayed. 
    I remember the days of long ago; 
        I meditate on all your works 
        and consider what your hands have done.
    I spread out my hands to you; 
        I thirst for you like a parched land. 
      

    The Psalmist sounds at his end, doesn’t he? He feels pursued, crushed, like he dwells in darkness. His heart feels faint, and his spirit is dismayed. Have you ever felt so entirely spent? Like you’ve got barely a drop of energy left? Or barely a drop of faith left? Take the next quiet moments to honestly consider this question: what’s the condition of your own soul today? If you were to paint a picture of the state of your soul right now, what would that picture look like?  
       
    Maybe you feel full of life, like a small child filled with energy . Maybe you feel fierce and committed, like a strong tree standing against a storm. Or maybe, like the psalmist, you feel like a parched land… Dry. Dusty. Dismayed. Listen to the psalm again and note the actions that he takes alongside giving voice to how he’s feeling.   
       
    The Psalmist remembers. Meditates. Considers. He spread out my hands to God. He thirsts for God. The Psalmist brings his whole self to God. Do you know that you can bring your whole self to God? Not only the parts that are happy and healthy? But the parts that are in pain? The parts that feel shadowed? The parts that hurt? Actually, let’s say that another way: did you know that God is already present to your whole self. He is always near to you. In His faithfulness and righteousness, He will come to your relief. As we end our time of prayer today, consider giving your word to taking a few moments during your day around lunch, and again around dinner, where you will take a moment to quiet yourself, take a deep breath, and sit in stillness for a few moments inviting God to make you aware of His presence. 
     
    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.   
     
    Music: Catch Your Breath - Vineyard Worship - (YouTube)

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    13 min
  • Lent Examen - April 5th, 2025
    This is a version of the five-step Daily Examen that St. Ignatius practiced.

    1. Become aware of God’s presence.
    2. Review the day with gratitude.
    3. Pay attention to your emotions.
    4. Choose one feature of the day and pray from it.
    5. Look toward tomorrow.

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    15 min
  • April 4th, 2025
    Today is the 27th day of Lent. 
     
    May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.   
     
    Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”    
       
    Today’s reading is from the Book Revelation, chapter 11.

        
    The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: 
    “The kingdom of the world has become 
        the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, 
        and he will reign for ever and ever.” 
    And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying: 
    “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, 
        the One who is and who was, 
    because you have taken your great power 
        and have begun to reign. 
    The nations were angry, 
        and your wrath has come. 
    The time has come for judging the dead, 
        and for rewarding your servants the prophets 
    and your people who revere your name, 
        both great and small— 
    and for destroying those who destroy the earth.” 
    Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm. 
     

    The book of Revelation, with its epic apocalyptic imagery, stirs great emotion. Maybe those emotions are unsettling. Nations raging against God. God rewarding the faithful and judging the dead, destroying those who destroy the earth. Flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, earthquakes. Notice what this imagery stirs up in you.     
     
    Maybe we feel fearful of these images because we realize that we are small and out of control. But keep in mind that these images in the book of Revelation were given to bring comfort to those who were small and out of control. It’s a reminder that God will make everything right again when we can’t. This is the moment when his reign and rule are fully established. As you hear the passage again, imagine your voice added to the voices in heaven that proclaim “he will reign forever and ever”!  

    When we pray “your kingdom come, your will be done”, this is what we are praying for—that God’s reign and rule would be fully established in the world, and in our lives. As we close our time, think of one area of your life, or a situation in the world where God’s kingdom has not been fully established. Pray “your kingdom come, your will be done” over that situation.  
     
    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.   
     
    Music - Let Your Kingdom Come - Vineyard Worship - (YouTube)

    Be Still: Daily Devotional with Eric and Julia Pickerill.
    Originally produced at Vineyard Columbus and republished by permission.

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    13 min

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A time to BE STILL with God. A daily scripture reading and meditative devotional from Mondays to Fridays, and a time of reflection on Saturdays through the practice of a weekly Examen. With Eric and…

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