Thinking of the shepherds sitting in the night alone with their sheep, beneath the stars, feeling their smallness as they talk to God. I imagine they might have complained about their lot in life: grumbled about the higher social ranks and how unfair things were. I can see them working…
Luke 2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. I have been thinking a lot about joy this week. It was hiding. It really wasn’t, I had been looking in the…
(Friends, I have been studying to become a financial advisor and the study time has become intense. A few friends have commented I have been late in posting or have repeated a post. I am guilty and wholeheartedly apologize, please forgive me. I should be through these studies and exams…
Though I don’t know you or know your pain. Though my thoughts are of you, they make no change. Though our walks are different, they are the same. We can look to one another and lay blame. We can look to Our Father and feel our shame. He…
The season is here. The season of gratitude, love, thoughtfulness, kindness, giving and receiving. I love this time of year, even creation seems to give a sigh of relief and enjoys an all too brief time of peace. We remember our blessings especially at this time of year and we…
Psalm 13 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? Waiting is hard. Sometimes waiting is downright painful, heart-wrenching, aggravating and heart hardening…
John 13:10 Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean.” The other day I took a walk under the brilliant blue sky, warmed by the sun, the crisp fall air kept the tip of my nose cold. I…
Titus 3:4-7 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on…
Matthew 7:9-11 Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will…
Matthew 6 …And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors… I have struggled with a family member, who has hurt me multiple times. My trust would be broken repeatedly until there was, and still is no trust at all. It seemed almost a sport to degrade…
