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“O Lord, You search me and You know me.” Psalm 139 “To her, the name of her father was another name for love“ Fanny Fern It’s Father’s Day.  Of course I’m thinking of my father.  Aren’t you?  But the question might be, “How are you thinking of him?”  With great appreciation and gratitude that go…

“May you be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner self, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, and that you, being rooted and grounded in love . . . may be able to know the love of Christ.”  Paul in Ephesians 3 “The Spirit of Love is the Spirit…

“I Desire to Know Christ.” Paul in Philippians 3:10 “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probably explanation is that I was made for another world.” C.S. Lewis What do you desire most in life?  I asked my seven-year-old granddaughter that question.  Her response?  “A…

“Look at my hands and my feet.  It is I myself.  Touch me and see.” Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 24 “Paradise is attained by touch.” Helen Keller Fill in the blank:  “My heart was touched when . . . .” There are many possibilities for that, as many as there are individuals…

“I am the resurrection and the Life.”  John 11:24 “And their eyes were opened and they recognized Him“ Luke 24:31 What difference, if any, does the resurrection of Jesus make in your life? That’s the question I’ve been contemplating these past two weeks during my time in Cambodia. Jesus, and His resurrection, might be someone…

“Then Mary turned around and saw Jesus . . . but she thought He was the gardener.”  John 20 “I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses, and the voice I hear, falling on my ear, the song of God discloses.”  The Hymn “In The Garden” Spring is a…

“At the crack of dawn, the women came to the tomb . . . they found the stone rolled away . . . they were puzzled as they couldn’t find the body of Jesus . . . then out of nowhere two men bathed in heavenly light appeared . . . the women were awestruck…

“This is My beloved Son, in whom I delight.”  Matthew 3:17 “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” MLK Jr. “There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ.”   Romans 8:1 “I’m really disappointed . . . in you.” When have you thought, or even said that to yourself?  Most likely…

“God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.”  John 3:16 “To love is to suffer, and there can be no love otherwise.” Fyodor Dostoevsky “The love of Christ compels us, for He who died (in love) for all invites us to live in love for Him and others.”  2 Corinthians 5:14 From.…

“And when he saw him, he had compassion.” Luke 10:33[1] “The meaning of life is to find your gift.  The purpose of life is to give it away.” Picasso “I have decided to will myself to love my mom.”  Teresa, a caregiver The word “charity” comes from the Latin word “caritas”, which means to give…