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
Now It Is Your Turn – Dec. 10, 2020
“You must also study and learn the lessons of history because humanity has been involved in this soul-wrenching, existential struggle for a very long time. People on every continent have stood in your shoes, through decades and centuries before you. The truth does not change, and that is why the answers worked out long ago […]
Coming Home – Nov. 27, 2020
“Appreciating God’s longing for us to come home is the moment we open our eyes to grace: forgiveness is not earned—and it draws a line under what has gone before. It says that no matter what you’ve done or left undone, no matter how unlovable you think you are, God’s love, which heals all, is […]
Budge Up a Bit – Nov. 25, 2020
“The Bible is a record of people struggling, with mixed results, to believe that God loves people that I find it hard to. The truth of the waterside is the voice from God to each and every one: ‘I’ve made you, look, you’re beautiful, you make me happy, now, don’t forget this when they act […]