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Healing What Ails Us

Healing What Ails You Earlier, I caught a nasty virus, the kind that plays havoc with your digestive system. Of course, we were out of town when it hit. During our granddaughter’s dance competition, we sat in the balcony watching so many beautiful dancers. While waiting for her solos, it hit hard. The closest bathroomContinue reading “Healing What Ails Us”

Who Do We Work For?

Happy Tuesday everyone! Some words of wisdom from A.W. Tozer for you today. “We have become so engrossed in the work of the Lord that we have forgotten the Lord of the work.”― A.W. Tozer Have you ever gotten so tied up in the work that you have forgotten the Lord of the work? It’sContinue reading “Who Do We Work For?”

God’s Word

Good Monday morning, my friends! Have you noticed how you can read the same passage of scripture at different times in your life, and you’ve learned something different every time? Lord, thank you for your living word that teaches us. May we have eyes to see and ears to hear your truth, and the willingnessContinue reading “God’s Word”

Through the Psalms, 16

Happy Friday! Here’s some wisdom from the Psalms Psalm 16: 5-8 “Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; You make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; Even at night my heart instructs me. I keep my eyes alwaysContinue reading “Through the Psalms, 16”

Mired in Muck

Mired in Muck After an extremely dry fall and winter, it finally rained. All day the water poured from the heavens in a steady stream. Water ample enough to soak the earth and fill the streams refreshed the dried landscape. I waited for a couple of days after the rainfall to venture out to theContinue reading “Mired in Muck”

Happy Tuesday! Here’s a quote by Henri Nouwen that will give you something to think about today. “Maybe it is exactly the experience of loneliness that allows us to describe the first tentative lines of solitude. Maybe it is precisely the shocking confrontation with our hostile self that gives us words to speak about hospitalityContinue reading

Through the Psalms, 15

Through the Psalms Psalm 15: 1-2 “Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless, Who does what is righteous, Who speaks the truth from their heart;” It makes you think about your words and actions, doesn’t it? Lord, teach us to guardContinue reading “Through the Psalms, 15”