by Prasanta | Apr 1, 2020 | Devotions, Easter, God's Faithfulness, God's Protection, Justice, Mercy, Uncategorized
I wrote this devotional months ago, long before any thought of a pandemic. Yet, isn’t that true of any calamity? We don’t know when one might happen. But one thing doesn’t change: God is still the same God. He will address what’s wrong in the...
by Prasanta | May 21, 2018 | Depression, God, God's Faithfulness, God's love, God's Protection, God's Word, Hope, Loneliness, Loss, Psalms, Shelter
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. – Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV) Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. – Jeremiah 33:3...
by Prasanta | Oct 30, 2017 | Pain, Purpose, Quotes
There are times when it might be difficult to know what “good” might come out of certain circumstances in our lives, particularly if those circumstances aren’t so “good”. This is a part of the faith walk that I cannot see: I trust (and often must make the choice to...
by Prasanta | Jun 18, 2017 | God's love, God's Word, Hope, Song Lyrics, Summer, Writing
God has promises not only for our lives today, but also for our future. Today may be dark and uncertain, but we do have hope for something beautiful. Some (or perhaps much) of that future goodness may only be known and understood on the other side of this earth. In...
by Prasanta | Apr 29, 2017 | Prayer, Promises, Psalms
1 Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” Psalm 16:1-2 But You, O Lord, be merciful to me…. Psalm 41:10 All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing...
by Prasanta | Nov 25, 2015 | Compassion, God's love, Hope, Uncategorized
I am at a loss for words, with acts of terror and crime and hatred and so much bad. Evil seeks to devour the good. A couple of days ago, I came across these words written by C. S. Lewis in The Great Divorce: “Here is joy that cannot be shaken. Our light...
