Acceptance

Finally being ordinary is a fashion. Having scars shows courage, wearing wrinkles demonstrates dignity. A fully mature human, is a carriage of spirit, mind and heart. The joy of age bursts forth as a bud that blooms, then falls gracefully. Elders have the capacity to see beyond appearance with recognition of experience. Giving way to…

Changing Times

Weather change is ever consistent. Winter, Fall, Spring, Summer. Wistfully we change from babes to teens, then a person in between. Wedded as parents, then grand folks. Accepting that 24 hours will constantly tick away, with dulled minds, hearts and attitudes ever changing. What we saw and heard was perceived as good or evil. Innocent…

Surrender

Ruth 1:16 A young widow told her grieving mother-in-law, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” Her loyalty to her relationship with Naomi was greatly rewarded…

Receptacles

We are human receptacles of all the music, vistas, beauty, words, movies, truth, lies, news, noise, and violence of this created world. With that in mind, the wise choose what they watch, listen and consume. Faith comes by hearing the word of God. Trust God at His word. It alone has faith-building power. Don’t wait…

Prayer is…

Ever wonder what it means to watch and pray? What does that look like? On your knees, hands folded, eyes closed? “Watch and pray lest you enter into temptation.” If we have our eyes closed we cannot watch. Did Jesus keep His eyes open to be aware of what was going on? Do you think…

Follow Me

“They dropped their nets and followed Him.” They chose to give up all they had to follow the One who spoke the universe into being. Which word from God resonated with you so deeply that you chose to surrender all to the One who spoke personally to you? Besides faith, nothing is required to follow…