Category Archives: An Encouraging Word
A Work of Art
Many admire the beauty of glass, its colors sparkling with the sun’s light. Stepping stones decorate gardens, the glass embedded in the stones. Stained-glass windows in churches inspire awe and reverence. Anyone who works with glass knows the process of creating these works of art. After deciding on a pattern, the craftsman scores and breaksContinue reading “A Work of Art”
Reap a Harvest
Friday Friends’ Favorite: Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Lord, give us strength. Strength for the days when we want to give up, strength for the days when we are weary, strength for the daysContinue reading “Reap a Harvest”
Mercy and Forgiveness
Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn’t mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness.— Tim Keller
Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord! Maker of heaven and earth, He is faithful, He is just, He is wisdom, He is love. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness, for His creation, from majestic mountains to dselicate flowers, to the oce Praise the Lord! Praise God, for He is wisdom, He is just, He is love. Praise HimContinue reading “Praise the Lord”
Peace
“While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.”― St. Francis of Assisi Lord, it’s so easy to talk about peace, to give it lip service. Teach me to harbor your peace deep within my heart, to speak it, to live it, to share it withContinue reading “Peace”
Friday Friends’ Favorites
It’s Friday, so it’s time for something new: Friday Friends’ Favorites. If you have a favorite verse that you’d like to see on my blog or Facebook page, just type the reference in the comments, and I will share it on a Friday. Here’s the first. Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is with you,Continue reading “Friday Friends’ Favorites”
Trust in the Lord
God of salvation, thank you for your saving grace. When I tremble in fear, take my hand and remind me that You, not me, are the strength I need.
Prayer
“We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there’s nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all. Most of us would prefer, however, to spend our time doing something that willContinue reading “Prayer”
Making Connections
“You have to look for the things that connect us all. Find the ways our paths cross, our lives intersect, and our hearts collide.” From Navigating Early, by Clare Vanderpool God, it seems that we spend our time looking for the things that divide us, for the ways we are different. Show us how toContinue reading “Making Connections”
Growing Our Faith Together 