God Does Not Give Up on Anyone – Jan. 14, 2020
“God does not give up on anyone, for God loved us from all eternity, God loves us now and God will always love us, all of us good and bad, forever and ever. [God’s] love will not let us go, for God’s love for us, all of us, good and bad, is unchanging, is unchangeable. […]
Secretly Revealed – Dec. 29, 2020
“And then, just when everything is bearing down on us to such an extent that we can scarcely withstand it, the Christmas message comes to tell us that all our ideas are wrong, and that what we take to be evil and dark is really good and light because it comes from God. Our eyes […]
At Christmastime – Dec. 17, 2020
The tides flow out from the Inner SeaAt Christmastime:They find their way to many shoresWith gifts of remembrance, thoughts of love—Though the world be weary and the days afraidThe heart renews its life and the mind takes hopeFrom the tides that flow from the Inner SeaAt Christmastime. -Howard Thurman, The Mood of Christmas & Other […]
I Will Light Candles – Dec. 14, 2020
Candles of joy, despite all sadness,Candles of hope where despair keeps watch.Candles of courage for fears ever present,Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days,Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens,Candles of love to inspire all my living,Candles that will burn all the year long. -Howard Thurman, The Mood of Christmas & Other Celebrations