How many times do we suppose things are going to happen that don’t? How much time and energy are wasted with such supposing? I like what Pooh Bear has to say on the subject.
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There Is Always Hope
Many of us are truly horrified with what’s going on in our world today. Revelation tells us that Jesus has a vision for our world and what it will be like. It may not be in your time or mine, but there is always hope. Happy Sunday.
Venturing Out
Today I’m thinking of venturing out to Canadian Tire for a couple of paint brushes. It will be my first retail experience in three months if you don’t count getting my snow tires changed over. Back in the eighties, one of my daughters gave me the following quote in the form of a wall plaque. It will be in my mind the whole time I’m out.
Lord, help me to remember that nothing is going to happen today that You and I can’t handle together.
A Time for Tears and Prayers
While the whole world watches Australia burn, we are moved to tears and prayers. Tears for the devastation of land and life; prayers for the preservation and safety of the firefighters and inhabitants; time to ponder what it is like to live through what must feel like hell on earth. Yes, it is a time for tears and prayers, and a time to give thanks that the tears will be dried and the prayers will be answered. And may the rains be on their way.
Give and Take With a Difference
For twenty-five years I kept a honey swirler in a kitchen drawer. It never got used in all those years. It was time to give it away and so I did. I consume a lot of honey but had never made use of this particular item and had no intention of ever doing so.
Not long after the honey swirler went the way of the donation bin, Mother’s Day arrived. I received a lovely gift basket made up of several delicious edibles including a jar of fresh honey accompanied by…you guessed it…a honey swirler.
Of course, I couldn’t say that I had just parted with one of these gadgets and so I had to take it.
It is now in the same spot in the same drawer and will probably be there for the next twenty-five years.
Time to Ponder
All over the world there are clocks ticking and people learning to tell the time…little ones, especially.
I have written a few time posts because I find the topic fascinating. Today I suggest you spend some of your time thinking about time and its many connotations.
No matter what time it is in your part of the world there is always time to ponder. Happy Saturday.
Saint So and So
Last Sunday’s sermon, “The Feast of Saint Jim”, was very inspiring. We learned that as believers, we are all “saints”.
I don’t know about you but I sure don’t feel very saintly; however I do know people who truly deserve that title.
These are people who give of themselves, their time, resources, energy, and never seem to tire of being saintly, although I’m positive that they don’t see themselves as saints.
It was an excellent sermon, “The Feast of Saint Jim”, and offered much food for thought.
If you are wondering who Saint Jim is, just substitute your own name or the names of people you know who not only believe but act on their beliefs. Go ahead…name a few saints you are acquainted with and the next time you are in their company be sure to say, “Hello, Saint So and So.”
The Time Has Come
Many years ago I wrote the following piece and turned it into a poem called, Metanoia For the Modern World. It was first posted in 2014.
Are we praying for ways to redeem the world or planning ways to destruct it?
Remember Saul on the road to Damascus. God stopped him in his tracks on that hot, dusty road and struck him first with blindness and then with metanoia, a change of heart.
Saul the persecutor became Paul the saint.
God can do that in today’s world too.
World leaders need to do some soul-searching as did Saul. Are they interested in peace or is power their real agenda?
If it is a power struggle, God, as he did with Saul, will have the final say.
The world is getting a wake-up call.
Perhaps the energy spent on threats would pay better dividends if used for promoting peace.
Who is perceived to be the most powerful? Let them put that power to use constructively rather than destructively.
God can change the hearts of ordinary people also.
Let us each leave our own little world, the world of personal, pithy, private life and step into the big picture.
Let us all step onto the road to our own Damascus and experience metanoia.
The time has come.
I Love Spending Time With You
I know a lady whose husband often spoke those words to her, “I love spending time with you.”
It made me think of how God longs to hear those words from us.
Can we bring ourselves to not only say those words to Him and mean them, but also spend some time with Him every day? Happy Sunday.
Isaiah 30:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
Blessings for the Lord’s People
18 So the Lord must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion.
For the Lord is a faithful God.
Blessed are those who wait for his help.
What’s in an Hour?
So many of us have mixed feelings about the time change taking place at two a.m. Sunday morning. “Oh, no! I lose an hour of sleep!” But to me that extra hour of daylight is well worth the loss of sleep. It heralds the start of those long and lovely days of summer after a long and snow-filled winter. Bring it on! Happy Saturday.
My Precious Life 