“This trial that I find myself in seems so difficult, it is so frustrating at times. Dear Lord, surely, it is about to be over.” I wonder how many of you have been in this place? Just this past week, I was spending time with God and asking Him to show me the…
Read moreIn listening to children pray, I am amazed at the faith and trust uttered from their hearts. Recently, as my oldest daughter’s children were gathered around their table, several wanted to pray. I love that. More than one wanted to pray at the meal…not for the meal…but AT the meal.…
Read moreI’m enamored with water. Whether it’s watching an ocean roll onto the shore, the serenity of a still mountain lake, the energy of an overflowing water fall or the sound of a rushing mountain creek, I am captivated by its sights and sounds. This winter I paused at the juncture near…
Read moreHe also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that…
Read moreOften times when someone messes up or hurts us, we write them off. We no longer associate with them or give them any more of our time. Recently, we had someone hurt a family member deeply, While everyone else around us threw their hands up and turned and walked away…
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