GRIEF: “Deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement; heartbreak, sorrow, woe” ********** There is great evil in the world. There is great sorrow. From time to time, I am blindsided by the terrible ways people damage themselves – and each other. In grief, I am reduced to, “Oh, Lord! Oh, Lord!”,…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
Queen Elizabeth II
There is – and will continue to be – a lot written and said about Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, and her life, but one thing stands out to me: She did her job. “When I was 21, I pledged my life to the service of our people and I asked for God’s help to make good…
Just about “Enough” …
“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,…
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)