'COVID-19' Tagged Posts (Page 3)
Daily Devotions: August 1, 2020
August 1, 2020 Matthew 14:13-16 … “Jesus said to them, ‘They need not go away; you give them something to eat.’” vs. 16 As followers of Jesus, when we hear about a need our first impulse is to respond. We want the hungry to be fed and the sick to be cared for–surely there must be an agency that can help or a government program to be applied for–we’re glad to make recommendations. In fact, the disciples’ suggestion that the…
Daily Devotions: July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020 Romans 8:33-39… “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” vss. 38-39 As the days begin to blur together and we continue to be confused and frightened by contradictory reports of how long COVID-19 will impact our…
Reopening to Guests mid-September!
We are so excited to be welcoming guests again! Our doors open mid-September and we are looking forward to seeing old friends and preparing to meet new ones. At Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center we have been busy deep cleaning and disinfecting while the center has been on hiatus. New protocols are in place for dealing with COVID-19 so if you have any questions, please call us at 480-488-5218 and we will be happy to give you more information.Our…
Daily Devotions: March 29, 2020
March 29, 2020 John 11:32-45 … “Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, ‘See how he loved him!’ But some of them said, ‘Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?’” vss. 35-37 The underlying motivation behind the current worldwide shutdown is the fear of death. No matter how much comfort we might find in the certainty of the resurrection, death has never become a friend to us, except in…