Sometimes in this life you have to go through darkness and trouble to get where you need to be. In the scary places, it is hard to remember that we are not alone. But we are never alone, no matter where we are: The Lord answered, “I myself will go with you. I will lead…
Category: Thoughts & Obeservations
More Blessed …
… we must work hard and help the weak. We must remember the words of the Lord Jesus. He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” St. Paul (Acts 20:35 New International Reader’s Version) Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference. Kathy Calvin No one…
Autumn
Covid has stolen much from us this year: jobs, health, safety, financial and physical security, hugs, life as we knew it and expected it to be. And this fall it’s taking long-cherished customs: the start of school, high school football, fall TV shows, and more. But there are some things Covid cannot touch: fall scents…
Good Investments
Believe in the Eternal, and do what is good— live in the land He provides; roam, and rest in God’s faithfulness.Take great joy in the Eternal! His gifts are coming, and they are all your heart desires!Psalm 37:3-4 The Voice Goodness is the only investment that never fails. Henry David Thoreau Look at each day as a chance to…
Seeds
Then Jesus said, “God’s kingdom is like a man who plants seed in the ground. The seed begins to grow. It grows night and day. It doesn’t matter whether the man is sleeping or awake, the seed still grows. He doesn’t know how it happens. Mark 4:26-27 Easy-to-Read Version Seeds of faith are always within…
Remember
Remember the hours after September 11th when we came together as one to answer the attack against our homeland. We drew strength when our firefighters ran upstairs and risked their lives so that others might live; when rescuers rushed into smoke and fire at the Pentagon; when the men and women of Flight 93 sacrificed…
Hope
No pit is so deep that He is not deeper still; with Jesus even in our darkest moments, the best remains and the very best is yet to be. Corrie ten Boom Show me the path where I should go, O Lord; point out the right road for me to walk. Lead me; teach me; for you…
… Be the Light
You make choices every day and almost every hourthat keep you walking in the light or moving away toward darkness.Henry B. Eyring People don’t hide a lamp under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand. Then the light shines for everyone in the house. In the same way, you should be a light for other…
See the Light …
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great Light; those who dwelt in the land of intense darkness and the shadow of death, upon them has the Light shined. Isaiah 9:2 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition A dark cloud is no sign that the sun has lost his light;and dark black convictions are no argumentsthat God…
Faith
What is faith? It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead. Hebrews 11:1-2 Living Bible (TLB) Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith…