King’s birth name was Michael. His father, inspired by the German Reformer, changed both their names. The boy was 5 years old. “You will change your mind; You will change your looks; You will change your smile, laugh, and ways but no matter what you change, you will always be you.” He skipped 9th and…
Month: January 2020
Remember:
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Dale Carnegie
Psalm 9
I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart. I will tell about the wonderful things you have done.2 You make me happy, so I will rejoice in you. God Most High, I praise your name. 9 Many people are suffering— crushed by the weight of their troubles.But the Lord is a refuge for them, a safe place they can run…
I Can’t
As I woke I knew it was going to be a “crashy” day. I was exhausted, unable to keep my eyes open. “I can’t,” I said to God, sadly. A thought came: “I can’t, You never said I could. You can, You always said You would.” I went online to search for that quote. W….
Look at the Birds
“So my counsel is: Don’t worry about things—food, drink, and clothes. For you already have life and a body—and they are far more important than what to eat and wear. Look at the birds! They don’t worry about what to eat—they don’t need to sow or reap or store up food—for your heavenly Father feeds…
Nodding Off
Small children do it. I have heard of dogs doing it. But I’d never seen a cat do it. It was a Sunday afternoon. Missy wanted very much to go out and play, but there was no one to take her. She sat on the cardboard castle by the window sadly looking out. After a…
Psalm 8
O Lord our God, the majesty and glory of your name fills all the earth and overflows the heavens. 2 You have taught the little children to praise you perfectly. May their example shame and silence your enemies!3 When I look up into the night skies and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you…
Interesting Fact . . .
Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat. ~Author Unknown
Psalm 4: An Evening Prayer
O God, you have declared me perfect in your eyes; you have always cared for me in my distress; now hear me as I call again. Have mercy on me. Hear my prayer.2 The Lord God asks, “Sons of men, will you forever turn my glory into shame by worshiping these silly idols, when every claim that’s…
The Right Time
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven . . . Ecclesiastes 3:1 King James Version (KJV) If you are like me, you thought of the 1965 song by the Byrds. It is one of the few instances in popular music where Biblical text is used –…