Encourage Me
Just a few verses each day can keep my thoughts going for a few days, the meaning becoming clearer and richer, shedding light in my soul. So it has been once I read Psalm 119:28: "I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word." The psalmist obviously had a heavy...
All and More
Dr. Seuss had a birthday last week - March 2nd - and would have turned 113 this year! I have loved his books since I was a little girl. The memory of being handed a stack of his books will always be one I hold dear. We lived in an apartment building in the Bronx, on...
The Secret of Contentment
The prudent lover considereth not the gift of the lover so much as the love of the giver. He looketh for affection more than the value, and setteth all gifts lower than the Beloved. The noble lover resteth not in the gift, but in Me above every gift. (The Imitation of...
Lean on God
This past week, I read the familiar story of David and Goliath. Goliath is described as a nine foot champion (1 Samuel 17:4, NLT), a seemingly formidable foe for young David. He had struck fear in the hearts of many a man: "When Saul and the Israelites heard...
A Lesson in Prayer
"Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart." (Colossians 4:2, NLT) God showed me that I should pray through even the small things. God showed me that I should always expect a response. He showed me that I should never be afraid to pray big....
Purpose
The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is … Purpose. You can click at the bottom of this post to get to Kate Motaung’s site and read all that has been shared on this word. In watching her approach the car, I knew it had been a rough morning in school. There...