So, what do you do when you are waiting, surrounded by enemies, unbelief, storms, death, darkness, fear, and ashes, for your Mayday to be answered? Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Philippians 4:6 The Message Easier said than done,…
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… Or “Mayday”?
Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal. The term “mayday”, is the phonetic equivalent of the French m’aidez (“help me”). ********** Help me, Eternal One my God; come to my rescue! Save me through Your unfailing love.Psalm 109:26 The Voice God, stay close by me.Come quick, O my God, and help me!Psalm 71:12…
May Day …
May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. (Wikipedia) ********** Look around you: Winter is over; the winter rains are over, gone!Spring flowers are in blossom all over. The whole world’s a choir—and singing!Spring warblers are filling the forest with sweet strains.Lilacs are…
Power Outage
When the cable went out the other day, I followed every prompt on the screen. I held down the button, ran the diagnostics. Nothing happened. Turns out that the problem was on the other end. The cable came back by itself, exactly the way it went out. It was nothing I had done. When the…
A Clear Difference
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Eternal, “plans for peace, not evil, to give you a future and hope—never forget that.Jeremiah 29:11 The Voice
Troublesomeness
Those places? Ukraine, Russia, China, North Korea, Afghanistan, to name a few. Those people? Residents of Covid wards, Cancer wards, Kurds, immigrants, child soldiers, and many others. So,
When Troubled
(Updated from Post on August 12, 2019) The Request: O Lord, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble? Psalm 10:1 NLT Do not stay so far from me, for trouble is near, and no one else can help me. Psalm 22:11 NLT Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore…
Speaking of Trouble …
(Updated from post on July 5, 2019) “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.Matthew 6:34 MSG “Don’t worry at all then about tomorrow. Tomorrow…
The Wonky Diction of Affliction
(Updated from the original post, June 20, 2019) My family is also impacted by my Chronic Fatigue. By all of it, actually, but hilariously by my difficulty with words. For instance, I couldn’t grocery shop but I could write out a list. Sort of. (“What’s clery?” my son wanted to know. Or “I can’t read…
Think About It
Hatred stirs up strife,But love covers and overwhelms all transgressions [forgiving and overlooking another’s faults]. Proverbs 10:12 Amplified Bible Hate no one, no matter how much they’ve wronged you.Live humbly, no matter how wealthy you become. Think positively, no matter how hard life is. Give much, even if you’ve been given little. Forgive all, especially yourself. And…