“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 Dear Father, Whew! Halfway through a marathon week! Much accomplished and so much still left to do. Rushing to finish end of year deadlines, attending the „need-to? and „want-to? celebrations, and business travel still ahead before the weekend begins leaves few spare moments. Somehow I […]
“In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Heavenly Father, Tomorrow is the Thanksgiving holiday. We will take off from work, eat food, watch football, plan to shop, laugh, maybe take a nap or read and call it a day. But that is not thanksgiving at […]
“The world was not worthy of them…” Hebrews 11:38 Almighty God, This is the day we honor veterans and rightly we should. There is a generation that is dying away and they carry with them the battle scars and heroic stars of something so few of us will ever know. They have known what it […]
“The world was not worthy of them…” Hebrews 11:38 Almighty God, This is the day we honor veterans and rightly we should. There is a generation that is dying away and they carry with them the battle scars and heroic stars of something so few of us will ever know. They have known what it […]
“If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another…” 1 John 1:7 Dear Father, Last weekend You taught me another life lesson. I went on a weekend ‘get-away’ but then I began to wonder just what it was that I was getting away from. Did I […]
“I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life…” Deuteronomy 30:19 Dear Father, As my eyes open this morning in my still darkened bedroom, I am presented with choices. Your outstretched hand offers life and the world’s close-fisted hand offers curses. It would seem obvious that I would be a […]
“There before me was a throne…” Revelation 4:2 Awesome, Powerful, Almighty, Everlasting God, How do I approach Your throne? You who sit surrounded by an emerald rainbow so magnificent, my far-flung imagination cannot even begin to capture the image. Lightning and peals of thunder exploding in seismic quakes, colors I’ve yet to discover radiating with […]
“There before me was a throne…” Revelation 4:2 Awesome, Powerful, Almighty, Everlasting God, How do I approach Your throne? You who sit surrounded by an emerald rainbow so magnificent, my far-flung imagination cannot even begin to capture the image. Lightning and peals of thunder exploding in seismic quakes, colors I’ve yet to discover radiating with […]
“He sent forth His word and healed them.” Psalm 107:20 My Father, Thank You for Your healing word. You send it forth from Your holy lips to my heart. Help me take it in. To open up my mouth, breathe and swallow Your prescription for me. Let it go down deep, seeping into the very […]
She sits in gym class, eyes cast down and hair falling forward. Wishing she could be like ‘them’ but knowing that her hand-me-down tennis shoes and shorts embroidered with another?s name will be her future. Forever living in someone else?s clothes but wishing she could live in someone else?s body. Chips and sodas add pounds […]
