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The Gift of No Shadows, and #966-979
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 When the sun is shining full and bright above, and the sun's light falls upon me, it casts a shadow. If there were...
The Hope Under His Never and #944-965
I'm not. And I will never be... forsaken. Forsaken... like a bride abandoned at the altar... like Jane Eyre left standing in white, when she finds out her beloved Rochester is really married to someone else. Forsaken. But-- I will never be forsaken-- by God. By...
The Quiet
Sometimes a person just needs to be bathed in it... drenched and soaked. I close my eyes and hear it all around me... the incessant murmur of the sounds that make up my days. And while those can get truly get loud, it's the ones in my head that are truly the loudest....
the reality of community, and #936-943
"Christian community is not an ideal which we must realize, it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we may participate."~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer I read that quote somewhere recently, and it got me thinking. Christian community will never be ideal... no...
Broken Dishes, #930-935
We paint the backdrop black-- stark, plain and dark. It is what they want. My daughter and I, we are painting the backdrop for the set of an upcoming play. They want the black paint to cover up the previous colored canvas-- cover it completely, so that no other color...
The Promise of “Walk In It”
This season beckons walking outdoors. The nip in the air, the sweaters, hot cocoa and tea offer a feeling of warmth and coziness. Walking even a short distance renews the mind, speaks to the soul. I don't walk nearly enough... with kids still in need of attention,...
The Coat-Remover
Colors emerge like hidden jewels, sparkling in the sun. The season is turning, and once again I contemplate the beauty and lesson of the deciduous Tree. Its branches are always lifted upward like arms in praise. With a dark, cold season approaching, Tree surrenders...
One More Day
The wind whispers in the leaves, "change is coming, can you hear it?" Autumn breezes softly blow and colors subtly change. The wind scatters the few fallen leaves like my thoughts. That is when I remember the Holy Spirit moves like the wind, a gentle reminder to me...
One Thing Certain, and #902-915
Uncertainties abound. Our world today is in turmoil. Tensions are high in the Middle East. Countries are in finanical trouble. People are without jobs. Families are struggling in numerous ways. Amidst the shakiness of shifting ideals, policies, morals, ideas, and...
to the younger generation: on maturity
source I see some of the younger generation floundering a bit. Some don't seem to have direction. Some are so into themselves and their own lives they give no concern or thought to others or their needs or the world around them. Some are so flippant in their...
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