Visiting folks without family in nursing homes, or in any local hospital – is something retired folks were given extended life to do. With a gentle touch, eye contact, and a willing ear to listen, just pray God gives us a pause and confidence to share a word. Yvonne Jones spent 30 years working as a hospice nurse. A witness to the terror and peace of death.

Searching the treasures of your heart, what has your past revealed? High peaks, valley lows, and the hum drum of the ordinary. Who stuck close during your weakest moments? Who offered you help and hope?  In all your travels, who whispered, “Walk this way.”  We live in the in-between of birth and death. Ever praying and receiving His visitation, this allotted time slot reach does reach an end. What do you expect eternity to be like? Fishing deep, expect His call.

Stepping out of the wheel  chair, you walk hand in hand with Jesus. He, too, felt the sting of abandonment. Jesus suffered emotionally, and He wept because He was mostly misunderstood. He humbly sacrificed the glory of heaven to walk among us.  Consider the impact of Jesus on this planet.  His power  still performs miracles through faith.  At the end of our days on earth, what remains most important?  Hope for a bright hereafter future?  Everlasting love?   A bit of nostalgia shared is a way to awaken sleeping souls. Air out memories of days gone by with a Bible open. Read a Psalm and ignite hope in God’s magnificent and eternal plan for all. God gives us courage and a word.

The compassion of our Lord  extends to all who draw breath. Engage His perfect, vintage Word.  His gentle and kind way softens the hardest of hearts. Truly, as we age, we all have more questions than answers.  God has written down all the answers we will ever need. The story of Jesus, is God’s historical desire to bring us back to the Garden of Eden. The place where time, pain and death do not exist. Read His heroic tales of having given new life, mercy and grace to multitudes who did not even recognize their need of a Savior.  Tis ever agreed that it takes a great amount of courage to sweetly grow old.

Were you a pilot, a teacher, a nurse, chef, or a soldier? What was your most precious takeaway from your career? Did you enjoy sports, music, sewing, or time with your fingers in the dirt? Did you marry, divorce or stay single? Any furry pals? How will you be remembered? Faithful, gentle, kind, fun, at peace?

Having had the pleasure of reading many novels, the opportunity is to hear real stories and in our listening find an opening to share a Bible story of hope. Shine your light and sift through moments they treasure. Sad or wonderful, listen with ears to hear what the Spirit is saying and take notes. Help them remember with much thanksgiving for how God remains faithful.

Like a tapestry sewn by our Creators hand, each life is like a thread that weaves into ours. Every color, each strand, a unique brand by God Himself. It’s a pleasure to offer whatever we can.

Aged folks with interesting lives surely will inspire us to offer compassion and a large scoop of patience. What is their favorite food, best poem they have ever enjoyed? Lord willing, we will meet a few more new friends to encourage in a closer walk with God.

We all have laundry that God offers to instantly bleach clean.  He has made us ready to pray with anyone willing. This post is a vision board, a future for us to serve the widows, the orphans and those without hope. Enter with rejoicing — for all of what the Lord will do through His servants.

Thanks to CS LEWIS for the fabulous topic ideas. God calls us by name and He gives many the gift of joy and compassion. God is the first equal opportunity Employer.  He equips us and sends us out to use our gift of encouragement. Leaning on love as the universal language, nurses and volunteers in nursing care facilities listen with love.

Pray with hungry hearts that welcome a taste of the revitalizing truth. All the seeds of faith have already been planted.  Our job is to simply water and help weed. All glory to God for all the rich words He recorded for us to offer. We trust that the Holy Spirit will teach us as we gladly follow His lead. AMEN ❤️ Retired no more!

Gen 32 “The Man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” Jacob said, “Please tell me Your name.” But He replied, “Why do you ask My name?” Then He blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.” A Well of Oath

Peniel is a place of meeting with God. Jacob’s encounter with God at Peniel is very significant because it brought about a divine shift in his life, thus, Peniel is a place of divine shift. AMEN

In the name of Jesus and with Holy Spirit authority, we agree with God’s plan and declare that every  demon; any spirit of infirmity, doubt, unbelief, bitterness, or generational curse, that has tried to destroy, slow down, or interrupt the destiny of VICTORY in the life of _We trust God at His Word, and today all schemes of the devil are cast out, totally arrested, bound and evicted NOW — by the blood of Jesus, and in the name of Jesus, we EXPECT and BELIEVE in the PROGRESSIVE and AGGRESSIVE move of the Holy Spirit in __. AMEN

AFFIRM and DECREE: I asked to receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit with fire, and my God is faithful. He reigns on earth through me. I am filled, washed by His blood, cleansed of all sin, my body is fully restored, without disease or sickness, and my mind is regenerated by the mind of Christ. I accept the truth that I am sinless, that I am made a whole NEW CREATURE in Christ Jesus, for His glory and purpose on earth as He is in me to speak words of life, to set the captives free, to heal the sick, to cast out the spirit of infirmity, doubt and unbelief. It is done, it is finished. I destroy demons and stomp on scorpions. Death has lost its sting, as I am fearless and a mighty container of the Spirit of God. I stand fortified and strengthened by the power and will of God to do His will as I walk in the Spirit, speak in the Spirit, and am fully healed by the Spirit.

Father, we pray for those who have experienced hard landings. For those who are struggling. We ask the Holy Spirit to guide us and give us words to help them. To motivate, encourage and cause them to know God hears their cries and He responds. We pray for those who may be wavering in their faith. Holy Spirit resurrect hope, and restore faith, and reawaken a dreaming heart.  As the world moans in darkness, Lord we thank You for equipping us to pierce all dark with LIGHT.  You defeated evil and we remind others of Your power and faithfulness. We declare today that we ARE overcomers. We ARE more than conquerors through our Savior who loves us. The Greater One lives within us. Therefore, stand in Christ’s victory, and remind folks of the willingness of our Father to forgive, save and heal. Past revivals and movements of the Holy Spirit keep us believing for miracles today. AMEN