short devotional – Page 5 – Growing Our Faith Together

Beauty in the Weeds (Audio Version)

Beauty in the Weeds

I love a well-cultivated garden and neat rows of corn and sorghum, without weeds sticking out among them. Wheat fields, without weeds, are gorgeous just before harvest when those golden grains toss in the wind like waves in the ocean. Even so, there is beauty in the weeds. Take a thistle, for example. The plantContinue reading “Beauty in the Weeds”

Cleaning the Stove (Audio Version)

Cleaning the Stove

This morning I cleaned my stove. You know, took out the burners and the drip pans and cleaned all the accumulated gunk. Most of it wiped up easily, but a few spots took a little elbow grease and some steel wool pads. Before long, the stove looked shiny and (nearly) new. As I worked, myContinue reading “Cleaning the Stove”

Fields of Grace (Audio Version)

Fields of Grace

During my walk, a song kept running through my head: “Dancing with my Father God in fields of praise.” In my mind, I changed “praise” to “grace.” I heard these words in my head: “Dancing with my Father God in fields of grace.” My feet kept the rhythm as I walked and contemplated those words.Continue reading “Fields of Grace”