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Learning Up
It’s cloudy and the winds are shifting today. You can feel it when you walk outside. The clouds are acrobats of grey tumbling overhead. You can almost feel the northern winds approaching, even though the temperatures are mild just now. Also today I’ve been thinking about the sovereignty of God. With our world and culture in such a state of…
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Walk in the Rain
Misty moments, leaden sky, I refuse to ask Him, “why“. Nothing ever stays the same, Constant motion in and out – Past the shadows, Beyond all doubt. And in the grey I reach the sun, Drawing reflections of the One, Whose Hand protects my swirling mind, And wipes the silent tears, In Him my answers find. This journey will be…
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Hope…Realized!
Have you ever prayed for something or someone? I mean, really prayed? Sometimes our prayer is answered right away…other times, there may be a big quiet. Quiet. It can be discouraging. Quiet. It can be off-putting. Quiet can make a person doubt. So – do you quit? Do you stop praying? Do you give up because the outcome isn’t apparent?…
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Sweet Memories & Missing
It’s been almost a year since Mom has been gone. In some ways I can hardly believe it. In others, it seems like ages – too long – since we talked. I thought I was “prepared”. I mean, after losing one parent, you should know the drill, right? Not so much. Maybe it’s because the seasons are changing, and that…
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Level Playing Field
In the quiet there is clarity – A moment of light no darkness can diminish. There are voices raised, strident and strong, Messages of anger and divide. What is the destination? Who have we become? In the solitude there is assurance – Treasure the intangibles in life, because they are not guaranteed. Accusations are not necessarily fact and can be…
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What I Wish Today
Today there is much sadness. As I listen to the nation tearing itself apart, here is my prayer…these words ring true today. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there…
