Tag: faith
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The Love of Our Lord*
Ah, the sweet relief of the Love of our Lord – do you know it?have you felt it?has it transformed your soul? Ah, the blessing of it – the peacethe restthe sweet, sweetsilence. I ask again – do you know it?Does it call you to profess your loyalty attend weekly services give your time, talent,…
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This Morning’s Essential Rambling
Was I always meant to live here in peace—in this state of knowing that I can never know? And that single Truth has been the reason for my lack of peace—because my intense need or want or obsession to know more and more and more until no one else on all the earth could ever…
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A Stable Marriage
This morning as I reflected on the birth of my Lord, I was struck by a comment my husband made over Christmas Eve dinner last night. Allow me to set the scene.We had attended Christmas Eve Eve service the previous night and were enjoying a quiet “early bird special” meal at our favorite local Italian…
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Ode to Micah 6:8
What is Justice for he who has stolenthe innocence ofa child; for she who has prostitutedherselfforpersonalgain; for they who haveplannedtheexterminationofan entire race?LoveMercyHumility
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Pray Without Ceasing
“…pray without ceasing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:17When I was a child, I was taught how to pray by my parents; and honed the “craft” every night before bed with my mom at my side. My dad was a minister, so church attendance and participation were part of life, praying before meals was expected, and praying…
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A New Awareness in Only 14 Days (and 26 years)
This morning while reading a devotional, I was reminded of something a great anonymous man once said in relation to the consequences of the behaviors of people with addictions, as well as within the family of those addicts: “Let’s stop throwing blame around.” While I have always related this idea (and the “blame game”) to…
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The Hero of Christmas
The following piece of writing is something that came to me in 2017. I have posted it more than once here during the Advent seasons since then. I’m posting it again this morning because I just can’t help it – this is the time of year that I am most fascinated with the actions of…
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What If We Always Waited Like It Was Advent?
What if we treated all waiting in the same way we breathlessly anticipate the coming of Christ during Advent? Just imagine with me, for a moment, the change in our attitudes as the following manner of thought and feeling would overcome the darkness in our lives, as the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus overcame…