“The longer I live, the more I read,the more patiently I think, and the more anxiously I inquire,the less I seem to know…Do justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly. This is enough.”John Adams, The Letters of John and Abigail Adams O God, I beg two favors from you … First, help me never to tell a lie. Second,…
Author: Pam R
Sufficiency
SUFFICIENT: enough to meet a need or purpose ********** “Praying, we usually ask too much. I know I do. Sometimes we even demand. I think I am learning to ask enough for the moment —not for the whole year, utterly veiled in mystery; not even for the week, the month ahead; but just for today. Jesus…
Need
“Need.” I use that word a lot, but I think I misunderstand it. I looked it up and found: “A need is something that is necessary for an organism to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants in that, in the case of a need, a deficiency causes a clear adverse outcome: a…
Faith
FAITH: a constant outlook of trust towards God, whereby human beings abandon all reliance on their own efforts and put their full confidence in Him, His word and His promises. (Dictionary of Bible Themes) Faith isn’t a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. Myles…
Darkness
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 NIV OR, (His breath filled all things with a living, breathing light—A light that thrives in the depths of darkness, blazes through murky bottoms.It cannot and will not be quenched. John 1:4-5 The Voice) ********** Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the…
Labor Day Trivia
Labor Day started as a part of the labor union movement, to recognize the contributions of men and women in the US workforce. Canada is said to have originated the idea of hosting a day honoring the labor movement. In 1872, they held a “Nine-Hour Movement” to show support for striking workers. The first celebrated…
Misunderstanding?
Happiness
“Happiness is like manna; it is to be gathered in grains, and enjoyed every day. It will not keep; it cannot be accumulated; nor have we got to go out of ourselves or into remote places to gather it, since it has rained down from a Heaven, at our very door.”Tryon Edwards (American Theologian, 1809-1894)
September
“September―where fall and summer meet.” Will Wallace Harney I used to know what September was: the start of school, crisp, cooler days, high school football games, the smell and feel of autumn leaves underfoot. Nowadays, school starts mid-August, warm temperatures linger into October and leaves cling to their trees until late November. Yet September remains…
Wisdom
If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won’t correct you for asking. James 1:5 Contemporary English Version For skillful and godly Wisdom is better than rubies or pearls, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. Proverbs 8:11…