Posts Tagged ‘God’
“Va-Lent-Tines”
“This is love, not that we love God, but that God loves us.” 1 John “How do I love Thee? Let me count the ways.” Elizabeth Barret Browning How do you love God? How does God love you? Those are pertinent questions as we embark on the forty-day journey through Lent. It’s quite certain that…
Read More“Listening to The Voice of God.”
“This is My Beloved Son, listen to Him.” The voice of God at the Transfiguration of Jesus. “If a person is talking to God it’s called prayer; If a person is says they’re hearing the voice of God it’s called schizophrenia.” Lily Tomlin If you could ask God any question, what would it be? When was…
Read MoreOut of Egypt Have I Called My Child
January 12, 2020 “Children are a heritage from the Lord . . . happy is the man who has a quiver full of them.” Psalm 127 “And a sword shall pierce your soul” Simeon’s words to Mary at the baptism of Jesus. Two events prompted the theme of this blog for today. One was a…
Read MoreRejected Roses
Most of my days begin with an early morning walk. It gives me an opportunity to contemplate my morning meditation and appreciate the dawning of a new day. And also to occasionally find something that has been lost or thrown away. Some of the objects are pure trash, but others are treasures. I’ve found money,…
Read MoreMessy Love
“This is Love . . . “ God’s love is messy. Messy love for messy lives. But that’s not what we want. We want the “Happily Ever After” fairy tale love. We want the kind of love we see in the movies or read in romance novels (no, I don’t actually read them!). That’s the…
Read MoreUn-Expressions of God’s Love
I realized this week as I reviewed some of my previous blogs that I hadn’t written much, if anything, on the main topic: God’s Love. I’ve focused quite a bit on “messy lives”, usually in reference to my own. I hope that doing so has made you think about, and maybe even feel better about…
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