Even young people faint and get exhausted; athletic ones may stumble and fall.But those who wait for Yahweh’s grace will experience divine strength. They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles, run their race without growing weary, and walk through life without giving up.Isaiah 40:30-31 The Passion Translation Ancient Hebrew culture revered eagles as mighty warriors that also cared fiercely for their young. Eagles carry…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
Waiting
5 I am waiting for the Lord to help me. My soul waits for him. I trust what he says.6 I am waiting for my Lord, like a guard waiting and waiting for the morning to come. Psalm 130:5-6 Easy-to-Read Version Morning comes everyday without fail, a sure thing. Wait for the Lord, then, with the same confidence.. But you, dear friends,…
The REAL Truth About You …
… is what God says about you. Then you will know the truth. And the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 New International Reader’s Version You are a Child of God. Those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. The Spirit you received doesn’t make you slaves. Otherwise you would…
Change
(This has always been one of my favorite poems. PR) So what do you do when the person you’ve always thought you were (hobgoblin… very frightening… alarming) isn’t who you really are (“You’re cunning… as you can be”)? Here are some ideas: Feel your emotions. (“You think I’m funny? I don’t like that!”) This sort…
Winter, Shminter!
Buh-bye, January!
Someone You Should Know:
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ (1 May 1881 – 10 April 1955) was a French Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian, philosopher and teacher. His teachings, melding evolution and theology, caused consternation and concern in the Catholic Church, leading some to ban his works. However, he was quoted in the sermon of the Most Reverend Michael Curry, Presiding…
Perhaps
God already knows what we’re made of, but perhaps He wants us to learn what we’re made of. I think we would all agree that we learn more from our tough times than from our easy times. John Bytheway Perhaps the greatest display of self-discipline is persisting when the going gets tough. Brian Tracy Perhaps…
“For Such a Time”
If you keep quiet at a time like this, God will deliver the Jews from some other source, but you and your relatives will die; what’s more, who can say but that God has brought you into the palace for just such a time as this?”Esther 4:14 Living Bible For Such A Time As This…
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Ordinary
Ordinary: “of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional; not special in any way” The council members were astonished as they witnessed the bold courage of Peter and John, especially when they discovered that they were just ordinary men who had never had religious training. Then they began to understand the effect Jesus had on them simply by spending…