Friends Do you like to play games? What’s your favorite game? I like checkers, but it’s been years since I played it. Board games can be fun, but there are other games we shouldn’t play. May we know the difference today. +++ He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Surrender
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Monday Motivation: As It Is
Friends Do you, like me, dread turning on the news? Bad news commands the air waves, but good news comes from a different source. When we place our trust in God alone, we find the hope that cannot be found in the things of this world. Let us begin this day by fixing our eyes … Continue reading Monday Motivation: As It Is
Monday Motivation: Acceptance
Friends What hardships have found you today? Does peace seem far from your grasp? Don’t despair. Lift your hands and your problems to Jesus and find the peace He promised. +++ But I trust in you, Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Acceptance
Monday Motivation: Serenity
Friends Are there things that are disturbing your peace today? You know where to take them. Lift them up to our Lord and find the peace you seek. +++ “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Serenity
Monday Motivation: Grudge
Friends My recent visit to the Flight 93 Memorial has left me thinking about the importance of forgiveness, and it brought this story to mind. Perhaps it’s a message we need to hear on this Monday morning. +++ Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Grudge
Monday Motivation: Martha
Friends When I selected “rest” as my one word for this year, I think God chuckled, fully aware of how much prompting I would need on this one. The good news is that it’s quite clear that I am not the only one who struggles with the concept of rest. +++ “But Martha was … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Martha
Monday Motivation: My Peace
Friends Are there problems stealing your peace this morning? Rest assured. You don’t have to face them alone. At my recent eye appointment, I had to remind myself of this important truth! +++ “On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear … Continue reading Monday Motivation: My Peace
Monday Motivation: Is It Over?
Friends Are you cleaned up from Christmas? Are you glad, or sad, or a mixture of both? +++ “But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 - KJV OK,it’s over. Christmas is done and gone. The decorations are packed away in the attic for another year. Gone … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Is It Over?
Monday motivation: Unspeakable Joy!
Friends Merry Christmas! Christ the Savior is born! Joy to the world! Joy, unspeakable joy! +++ “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding … Continue reading Monday motivation: Unspeakable Joy!
Monday Motivation: Suffocating
Friends Have you ever experienced a panic attack? I had never had a panic attack before, but I certainly did on a long ago October evening when I found myself trapped inside an MRI machine. Between the anguish of an uncertain diagnosis and the pounding noises reverberating all around my head, I practically came unglued. … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Suffocating
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