Category: Music
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Need freedom?
Read more: Need freedom?Good morning, beloved of God, This morning as my computer warmed up, my third was lamenting about his many mosquito bites. He was pointing to every place the mosquitos attacked. He was so tired. He was frustrated. And then a friend called, and my son transformed. He sat up. He began talking excitedly about his…
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My house…open for business
Read more: My house…open for businessGood morning, beloved, Some of my very best lessons in life are found in children. Just saying. Having four of my own, I can go from pride to really? did you just say/do that? We’ve had a guest this past week and I’ve been interested to see how my children respond to her, care and…
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Love like a river
Read more: Love like a riverGood morning, beloved, Your love is like a river… 37 On the last and ·most important [L greatest] day of the feast Jesus stood up and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. [C The feast of Shelters/Tabernacles featured a water pouring ritual that may stand in the background of Jesus’ speech.] 38 If anyone…
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I’m baaaack..:)
Read more: I’m baaaack..:)Good morning, beloved, The sun is rising this morning as it has done every morning of my life. It shines bright this morning as I begin. I may not see the sun every morning, as I rise, but I know, I know it is there. Psalm 113: Praise the Lord! Praise him, you servants of the Lord;…
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Fill
Read more: FillGod, my heart is ·steady [steadfast; ready]. I will sing and ·praise [play a psalm for] you ·with all my being [L as will my soul/or glory]. 2 Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn. 3 Lord, I will ·praise [thank] you among the ·nations [peoples]; I will sing ·songs of praise [psalms] about you to all the nations. 4 Your great ·love [loyalty] ·reaches to [is greater…
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Worship. Worship. Worship!
Read more: Worship. Worship. Worship!Good morning, beloved! How’s that for a statement? Exclamation point! Ha! Take that stress! I wake up in the knowledge that I am loved by Creator God who makes such stunning displays of beauty. He reigns. I remember when this song came out, my kids would belt this song out and one day I asked…
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How great a debtor!
Read more: How great a debtor!Good morning, beloved, Ever notice how when life is quiet, peaceful, everyone is healthy, money in the bank, how easy it is to come to rely on this? Slowly but surely we can remove our trust in God and put our trust in these very temporal circumstances. The picture of this tree is such good…
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Enough
Read more: EnoughGood morning, beloved! 13 I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with ·much [L all] joy and peace ·while you trust[because you trust; through your faith] in him. Then your hope will overflow by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15 EXB I’m going to admit to you, dear reader, that today I need these…
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Everything
Read more: EverythingGood morning beloved, A friend opened her house to anyone in our co-op to come over yesterday and view History Channel‘s The Bible. I sat and watched scenes that until this moment have just been pictured in my imagination. It would be easy for me to criticize or wish for pieces to be shown differently.…
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Awake
Read more: AwakeGood morning, beloved, How do you understand a peaceful, quiet, restful day when the day earlier was the antithesis? Grateful. I begin thinking what did I do differently? Questioning. Not sure, wondering. So I begin with… Awake, my soul, and with the sun thy daily stage of duty run; shake off dull sloth, and joyful…
