So many times in childhood, my mother instructed me to ‘be still’! “Be still and listen.” “Be still and try this on.” “Be still and eat your food.” “Be still – quit squirming.” She usually …
God built change into the very DNA of creation. Today, I feel it in the slight cooling of the morning air. I see it in the pastel colors of the sky that brightens a little …
God could have done anything, created anything. After all, He created the vast expanses of space and speckled it with stars. He created the colors that sparkle on butterflies and bluebirds and that permeate every …
At one point I thought the bulb was a dud, and I almost planted another plant in the pot. But I kept watering and watching and fertilizing and tending and waiting. The waiting part was …
They say – Where is God? God can’t help you. God says – I am your shield and your help in trouble. Proverbs 30:5; Psalm 46:1 They say – Be afraid. Focus on the danger. …
Everywhere I look I see confusion – Conflict in the things we say and do. My heart struggles with the music vocalized by voices untrue. Still, my heart hopes in each morning as dawn’s colors …
Holy Father, My heart has been hurting, and I have struggled with grief. Today, though, You reminded me – We do not sorrow as those who have no hope (II Thessalonians 4:13). While I may …
When I focus on the problem, I am overwhelmed; my feet are paralyzed and my heart is troubled and shaken. My emotions scream no hope, no answer, no light, no help, no purpose. When I …
Sorrow shrouds our hearts. In recent weeks, we have lost friends and co-workers and others we know have lost family to this plague called COVID. Every day seems to bring new suffering….life changing, devastating, carrying …
Ask any child – terror lives in the darkness. Turn out the light, and the bogeyman comes out in full force, fueled by the unknown and the ever-active imagination. One of the first verses I …
