Reverend Deandre Bruton

Reverend Deandre Bruton Hello! I currently reside in Boston, MA, and an associate Pastor with Highrock Evangelical Covenant Church.

Thank you for visiting my page; I invite you to explore my ministry and all that God is doing through my service to my community and, most importantly, to God. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, and the product of a very traumatic childhood (family murder, absent parents, alternative schools, remedial classes) intertwined with God's Grace, I am a 2015 graduate of Toccoa Falls College and a 2020 gra

duate of Duke University. I hope you will allow me the opportunity to come and share with your captive audience how with God I overcame the odds and how with God they can as well, whether congregational, leadership team, or teens. I specialize in racial reconciliation, children's and youth ministry, equipping leaders, and mentoring at-risk youth. I have over 10 years of experience working with youth and communities from all sorts of backgrounds. My trauma is a part of my story, but I refused to limit me to my small beginnings and failure of destiny. It has fueled my drive to seek a seat on the other side of statistics by becoming a College graduate and not a university student that ranked number 8 in our country. Allow me to invite your audience into a life with God that makes way for unending and unimaginable possibility, success, and peace with their Destiny.

Friday | The Gift of GratitudeToday's Voice: Meister Eckhart |ReflectionMeister Eckhart was a theologian and mystic who ...
09/04/2026

Friday | The Gift of Gratitude
Today's Voice: Meister Eckhart |

Reflection
Meister Eckhart was a theologian and mystic who taught that gratitude opens the heart to the presence of God.
The week is ending.
Some things went well.
Some things did not.
Some prayers were answered.
Others remain unfinished.
Yet gratitude is not dependent on perfection.
Gratitude notices what is still good.
A smile.
A conversation.
A meal.
A friendship.
A moment of laughter.
A breath.
A new day.
Blessings are often hidden in ordinary moments.

Practice for Today
Write down three things from this week for which you are grateful.
Small things count.
Simple things count.
Ordinary things count.
Let gratitude become your prayer.

Morning Blessing
May gratitude fill your heart.
May peace settle into your spirit.
May what was difficult teach you.
May what was beautiful remain with you.
And may you enter the weekend renewed.

Evening Invitation
The week is complete.
Release what remains undone.
Celebrate what was accomplished.
Honor what was learned.
Receive the gift of rest.
Tell your mind:
"The work can wait."
Tell your body:
"You are safe."
Tell your soul:
"Thank you."
Presence.
Joy.
Mercy.
Rest.

Thursday | Courage for the JourneyToday's Voice: Howard Thurman | Theologian and MysticReflectionHoward Thurman was a th...
09/03/2026

Thursday | Courage for the Journey
Today's Voice: Howard Thurman | Theologian and Mystic

Reflection
Howard Thurman was a theologian, pastor, and spiritual leader who encouraged people to listen to the inward voice of courage and hope.
There are moments when the week feels heavy.
Difficult conversations.
Unexpected disappointments.
Questions without answers.
Decisions without certainty.
Yet courage is rarely loud.
It does not always arrive with confidence.
Sometimes courage simply says:
"Take the next step."
One conversation.
One task.
One act of kindness.
One faithful breath.
That is enough.

Practice for Today
Think of one thing you have been avoiding.
Approach it gently.
Take one small step.
Not the whole journey.
Just the next step.

Morning Blessing
May courage find you today.
May wisdom guide your decisions.
May hope remain stronger than fear.
May your efforts bear fruit.
And may your spirit remain steady.

Evening Invitation
The day asked much of you.
And still you arrived here.
Pause and honor that.
Notice your resilience.
Notice your faithfulness.
Notice your effort.
Tell your mind:
"I can stop striving."
Tell your body:
"I may rest."
Tell your soul:
"I trust tomorrow."
Peace be with you tonight.

Tuesday | The Practice of PresenceToday's Voice: Brother Lawrence | Carmelite Lay BrotherReflectionBrother Lawrence was ...
09/02/2026

Tuesday | The Practice of Presence
Today's Voice: Brother Lawrence | Carmelite Lay Brother

Reflection
Brother Lawrence was a seventeenth-century monk known for teaching that God can be encountered in ordinary moments.
Spiritual growth rarely happens in extraordinary experiences.
It happens here.
In hallways.
At desks.
Beside hospital beds.
During phone calls.
While washing dishes.
While driving home.
While waiting.
We often believe holy moments must feel dramatic.
But holiness usually arrives quietly.
Through attention.
Through gratitude.
Through presence.
The sacred is not hiding.
The sacred is waiting to be noticed.

Practice for Today
Choose one ordinary activity.
Complete it slowly.
Without rushing.
Without multitasking.
Without reaching for your phone.
Allow the moment to become a prayer.

Morning Blessing
May your eyes notice beauty.
May your ears hear kindness.
May your heart recognize grace.
May ordinary moments reveal extraordinary love.
And may you discover that God is already near.

Evening Invitation
Think back over this day.
Where did you laugh?
Where did you feel supported?
Where did you offer care?
Notice those moments.
They are gifts.
Nothing more is required tonight.
Tell your mind:
"The day has been enough."
Tell your body:
"Thank you for carrying me."
Tell your soul:
"Help me notice tomorrow."
Rest well.

Wednesday | The Strength of CompassionToday's Voice: Thich Nhat Hanh | Buddhist TeacherReflectionThich Nhat Hanh was a V...
09/02/2026

Wednesday | The Strength of Compassion
Today's Voice: Thich Nhat Hanh | Buddhist Teacher

Reflection
Thich Nhat Hanh was a Vietnamese monk, poet, and peace activist known for teaching mindfulness and compassionate living.
Halfway through the week, many people become tired.
Patience becomes thinner.
Stress becomes louder.
Energy becomes limited.
This is often when compassion matters most.
Not only for others.
For ourselves.
We speak to ourselves in ways we would never speak to a friend.
We criticize.
Push harder.
Demand more.
Judge mistakes.
But compassion offers another way.
A gentle way.
A sustainable way.
A human way.

Practice for Today
When you notice frustration, pause.
Take one breath.
Place a hand over your heart.
Speak one kind sentence to yourself.
Offer yourself the same grace you offer others.

Morning Blessing
May you move through today gently.
May your words bring healing.
May your presence bring calm.
May your burdens become lighter.
And may compassion become your strength.

Evening Invitation
You do not need to earn rest.
You do not need to prove your worth.
You do not need to complete everything.
You have already done enough.
Let your shoulders soften.
Let your breathing slow.
Let your spirit settle.
Tell your mind:
"I release perfection."
Tell your body:
"I accept my limits."
Tell your soul:
"I welcome peace."
Good night.

Chaplains Corner with Rev. DeandreFriday, August 28 | Returning to Sacred TimeToday’s Voice: Rabbi Jill Hammer | Jewish ...
08/28/2026

Chaplains Corner with Rev. Deandre

Friday, August 28 | Returning to Sacred Time

Today’s Voice: Rabbi Jill Hammer | Jewish Spirituality

Reflection

Rabbi Jill Hammer is a Jewish theologian, poet, and spiritual teacher whose work explores sacred time, ritual, nature, and our relationship with the Holy.

Most of our week is governed by clocks.

Visits.

Meetings.

Phone calls.

Documentation.

Deadlines.

The next thing.

And then the thing after that.

But sacred time asks a different question.

Not:

“What else do I need to accomplish?”

But:

“Can I simply be here?”

As we approach the weekend, remember that rest isn’t wasted time.

Your value isn’t determined by how much you accomplish.

You are a human being—not merely a human doing.

Practice for Today

Choose one period this weekend when you will intentionally accomplish nothing related to work.

No checking.

No catching up.

No guilt.

Be present with yourself, your family, your faith, nature, good food, music—or simply silence.

Morning Blessing

May you finish this week with gratitude rather than exhaustion alone.

May what was difficult loosen its grip.

May what was beautiful remain with you.

May those who experienced loss this week find comfort.

May those who cared for them find renewal.

And may you rediscover the sacredness of simply being alive.

Evening Invitation

The week is finished.

Put down what you carried.

Let your shoulders fall.

Unclench your jaw.

Take one slow breath.

Tell your mind:

“The work can wait.”

Tell your body:

“You are safe to rest.”

Tell your soul:

“You do not have to produce anything right now.”

What needed your care this week received what you were able to give.

Now receive what you have offered others all week:

Presence.
Gentleness.
Compassion.
Rest.

Have a restorative weekend.

Rev. Deandre Bruton, M.Div.
Seaside Chaplain

Centered with Rev. DeandreThursday, August 27 | Ubuntu: I Am Because We AreToday’s Voice: Dr. Mungi Ngomane | Southern A...
08/27/2026

Centered with Rev. Deandre

Thursday, August 27 | Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are

Today’s Voice: Dr. Mungi Ngomane | Southern African Ubuntu Wisdom

Reflection

South African author Dr. Mungi Ngomane carries forward the African philosophy of Ubuntu—the recognition that our humanity is intimately connected to the humanity of others.

I am because we are.

Our work makes that truth visible.

None of us can do this alone.

There will be days when you carry someone else.

There should also be days when you allow someone to carry you.

Needing another person isn’t evidence that something has gone wrong.

It is part of being human.

Perhaps one of the greatest gifts we can give our team is creating a community where people don’t always have to say, “I’m fine.”

Practice for Today

Ask one coworker:

“How are you—really?”

Then make enough room to hear the answer.

And if someone asks you the same question, consider giving them an honest one.

Morning Blessing

May we become a community that notices one another.

May we celebrate together, grieve together, learn together, and grow together.

May those carrying unseen burdens encounter compassionate companions.

And may no one among us carry alone what community was meant to share.

Evening Invitation

Think of someone who made your work lighter today.

Give thanks for them.

Then remind yourself:

“I am part of this community, but I do not have to carry the whole community.”

Your portion of today’s work is complete.

Go in peace.

Rev. Deandre Bruton, M.Div.
Seaside Chaplain

Centered with Rev. DeandreWednesday, August 26 | Remembering Who Came Before UsToday’s Voice: Dr. John P. Mohawk | Senec...
08/26/2026

Centered with Rev. Deandre

Wednesday, August 26 | Remembering Who Came Before Us

Today’s Voice: Dr. John P. Mohawk | Seneca Wisdom

Reflection

Dr. John P. Mohawk, a scholar of the Seneca Nation, wrote extensively about Indigenous community, responsibility, culture, and the wisdom carried across generations.

His work invites us to remember something important:

Our stories did not begin with us.

We carry things someone else gave us.

A prayer.

A recipe.

A song.

A saying.

A lesson.

A way of surviving.

A way of loving.

Even the way we care for people has been shaped by someone.

Hospice gives us the extraordinary privilege of encountering people carrying decades of accumulated wisdom.

Before someone became our patient, they were already someone’s child, parent, sibling, friend, partner, neighbor, teacher, protector, storyteller, or elder.

There is a history lying in every bed.

Practice for Today

As we prepare for IDG, consider:

Who taught you something that still shapes the way you care for people today?

A parent? Grandparent? Teacher? Patient? Coworker? Spiritual leader?

If you’re comfortable, come prepared to share their name and one thing they taught you.

Morning Blessing

May we honor those whose wisdom helped form us.

May we recognize the stories carried by those entrusted to our care.

May we never reduce an entire life to its final chapter.

And may something good that was given to us continue through the way we care for someone else today.

Evening Invitation

Before ending your day, remember the person who came to mind this morning.

Quietly say:

“Thank you. Something you gave me is still alive in me.”

Then release today’s work.

The wisdom remains.

The work can rest.

Rev. Deandre Bruton, M.Div.
Seaside Chaplain

Chaplains Corner with Rev. DeandreTuesday, August 25 | Making Room for SufferingToday’s Voice: Dr. Kamilah Majied | Blac...
08/25/2026

Chaplains Corner with Rev. Deandre

Tuesday, August 25 | Making Room for Suffering

Today’s Voice: Dr. Kamilah Majied | Black Buddhist & Contemplative Wisdom

Reflection

Dr. Kamilah Majied is a Black Buddhist scholar, mental-health clinician, and contemplative teacher whose work explores compassion, justice, mindfulness, and collective healing.

Contemplative traditions teach us something particularly important for our work:

Compassion does not always require us to remove suffering. Sometimes compassion asks us to remain present to it.

There are circumstances we cannot fix.

There are questions we cannot answer.

There is grief we cannot remove.

And there are endings we cannot prevent.

Yet there is still something extraordinarily powerful we can offer:

“You don’t have to experience this alone.”

Sometimes presence is the intervention.

Practice for Today

When you encounter suffering today, notice your instinct to immediately make it better.

Pause.

Listen.

And quietly ask yourself:

“Does this moment need an answer—or does this person need my presence?”

Morning Blessing

May you have courage to remain when answers are insufficient.

May your silence communicate compassion.

May your presence create safety.

May those who are grieving find tenderness, those who are frightened find companionship, and those who are weary—including you—find mercy.

Evening Invitation

You witnessed things today that may remain unresolved.

You don’t have to resolve them tonight.

Take a breath.

Release what belongs to your patients and families.

Remind your mind, body, and soul:

“Their journey continues, but my work is finished for today.”

Rest.

Rev. Deandre Bruton, M.Div.
Seaside Chaplain

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08/24/2026

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Chaplains Corner with Rev. Deandre

Monday, August 24 | We Are Related

Today’s Voice: Dr. Yuria Celidwen | Indigenous Nahua & Maya Wisdom

Reflection

Dr. Yuria Celidwen, an Indigenous scholar of Nahua and Maya descent, teaches about kin relationality—the understanding that our lives are interconnected with one another and with the living world around us.

Hospice reminds us of this every day.

No patient comes to us as an isolated individual. They come with relationships, memories, communities, traditions, places, and stories that have helped shape who they are.

And for a brief and sacred season, we become part of that web of relationships.

So perhaps today’s question isn’t simply, “What does this patient need from me?”

Perhaps we also ask:

“What and whom does this person belong to—and what matters most to them today?”

Practice for Today

Ask one patient or family member:

“What is most important to you today?”

Then listen without assuming you already know the answer.

Morning Blessing

May we remember that none of us walks alone.

May we honor the relationships that give people’s lives meaning.

May our presence strengthen the sacred connections surrounding those we serve.

And may every person we encounter know through our care:

You matter. Your story matters. You belong.

Evening Invitation

As your workday ends, remember that you entered other people’s stories today.

Give thanks for what they entrusted to you.

Then gently return those stories to where they belong.

Tell your mind, body, and soul:

“Today’s work is finished. I am allowed to rest.”

Rev. Deandre Bruton, M.Div.
Seaside Chaplain

01/21/2025

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