You are God’s treasure – He delights in you. He has given you a purpose, and He has gifted you with every spiritual blessing. People may not always see the treasure God has placed within you, so don’t place too much value on the opinion of others. Trust that God knows what’s in you, and…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
God’s Treasure . . .
God created human beings; he created them godlike, reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female. Genesis 1:27 The Message In the beginning, every one of us reflected God’s nature. And the Lord God planted a garden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness); and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there. And [in…
Bits of Funny
“I was on vacation in Australia. When I was sleeping, an enormously huge and creepy insect crawled on my bed and then disappeared. I couldn’t find it. That was the longest night of my life.” ********** “Today my husband and I decided to split up the house chores. So it was his turn to wash…
Glass Bowls
“Glass bowls” is an expression popularized by syndicated advice columnist Carolyn Hax. It is a euphemism for a crude expression rhyming with it which most American newspapers will not publish. When I first read it, I was amused. It made more sense to me after … well, let me tell you. Our favorite baseball team…
“Lord, Help Me…
The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14 New International Version The work of righteousness is peace, and the result of righteousness is quietness and confidence forever.My people will live free from worry in secure, quiet homes of peace. Isaiah 32:16-18 The Passion Translation
Safe?
We live in increasingly uncertain times. With threatening climate change and a global pandemic that just keeps going and going, the temptation is to focus on fears and worries in a state of hyper-alertness. Add to that the many deep social divides that threaten to tear our country apart. It feels like a perfect storm….
More Blessings
Helen Keller
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and hearing after a bout of illness at the age of nineteen months. Despite her handicaps, she attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Keller was a prolific…
A Simple Request
It was a busy day of housework. I took a moment to poke my head in my son’s room and tell him, “Your shirts are in the dryer. When it buzzes, take them out and hang them.” “Why?” he replied. “What did they do?”
God Blesses …
Matthew 5: The Beatitudes (All Scripture is from the New Living Translation) I always thought that the ideas behind the Beatitudes were original to Christ. But they were the message God has been sending all along! ********** “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs….