Opening the front door, I see across the expanse of the front room, Out to the open rear veranda. Quickly I walk through the front room, To the large open terrace. She was reclining there, Enjoying the warmth of the last rays, Of the sun that was sliding from view. The gentle lapping of the…
Continue ReadingHebrews 6:1-3 – Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God,2 instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting, we will do so. Here we…
Continue ReadingDevotion John 12:12-16 They Cried Save Us. He Did. They Killed Him. John 12:12-16 – 12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of…
Continue ReadingPsalm 51:10-12 – 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Oh Lord my God renew me today,…
Continue ReadingBorn blind Living in darkness What is real Is a mist Lasting only a moment What I know Is gone and then Forgotten Meaning is elusive Grasping at the breeze My hands are empty Frustrating and futile is Who I am and What I do Not important Reaching to touch Hoping to know Everything that…
Continue ReadingIn what is my comfort? In what is my delight? How fragile and empty if they are in anything or anyone other than God? Every other thing that I should have faith, joy or confidence in is grasping at the wind. Oh Lord God, may my eyes be ever searching, my ears ever listening, my…
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