When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.Restore our fortunes, Lord, like streams in the Negev.Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.Those who go…
In thinking about this passage of Scripture in 1 John 1:1-4, the idea of complete joy caught my attention. John mentions “complete joy” in his gospel and in his short letters. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. ~ John 15:11 Until now you have not…
Hmmmmm, Saturday mornings … slow, quiet, the sizzle of sausage, creating the grocery list, the planning of how to use a few free hours … these ordinary moments are rich with the divine … One sentence in the book I’m reading by Anne Lamott jumped out at me this morning … “Another secret is that…
The trees of winter have been catching my attention. Their barren limbs reaching up to the heavens … bleak … yet hopeful … life hidden by the starkness of winter. And then in my reading last night,
Blogging is new for me. I find it difficult to quieten the inner voices that clamor for attention. At first I wondered if that were only me until I was reading in Anne Lamott‘s book, Bird by Bird, how challenging she found it to write. She has a humorous chapter on getting out those first…