“Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine.” Psalm 16:5 Some weeks are just more difficult than others. Don’t you agree? This week one of my dearest friends packed up and went to live with Jesus. She went to bed feeling better than she had felt in years, with plans to go shopping the next morning. Instead, she woke up and met Jesus. What manner of craziness…
One of my goals in life has been to never see the inside of prison walls. I mean, I watch t.v., and that’s as close I have ever wanted to be, until this weekend. When Russell and Christine Roseberry with InnerFaith Prison Ministry visited our church a few months ago, I intended to do as I have always done: smile sweetly and walk quickly past their information table in the church’s foyer. What actually happened in my heart…
As I was struggling up my little hill on this morning’s walk, thoughts about forgiveness came to mind. For instance, is encouraging those that caused us pain a part of the forgiveness package? You know the one, seventy times seven, turn the other cheek. That package. I think it may be. One reason I have come to this conclusion is because more often than not, hurting people hurt others. Hurt comes in different forms. Fear,…
“O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day?…” Psalm 13:1-2 (NLT) Did you wake up this morning feeling forgotten? Oh, how I understand that feeling. Just like you, there have been seasons where I have felt so invisible. As my fingers tap away, I am listening to Hunter Hayes’…
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