Faith

If you keep praying for a thing, it shows that you have not got the faith. You need only go ask once and then go ahead in faith.
(David Spangler in Time For Joy, by Ruth Fishel, 25 July)
29 September 2015

Today

Lord, today I will allow myself to just be without judgment, without criticism. I will accept all that happens with love and gentleness.
(Ruth Fishel, Time For Joy, 26 July)
26 September 2015

Hannah Whitall Smith

Wherever there has been a faithful following of the Lord in a consecrated soul, several things have sooner or later followed.

• Meekness and quietness; 
• a submissive acceptance of the will of God;
• pliability in the hands of God;
• sweetness under provocation, calmness in the midst of turmoil and bustle;
• a yielding to the wishes of others and an insensibility to slights and affronts;
• absence of worry or anxiety;
• deliverance from care and fear.

God's glory and the welfare of His creatures become the absorbing delight of the soul.
(From The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life by Hannah Whitall Smith, found in, Flowers Along the Path by Esther Carls Dodgen, p. 127)
25 September 2015

I Come To The Garden

I come to the garden alone,

While the dew is still on the roses,

And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,

The Son of God discloses.

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,

And He tells me I am His own,

And the joy we share as we tarry there,

None other has ever known.

He speaks, and the sound of His voice

Is so sweet the birds hush their singing!

And the melody that He gave to me

Within my heart is ringing.

(C. Austin Miles in Flowers Along The Path by Esther Carls Dodgen, p. 126)

24 September 2015

Pope's Visit September 2015

The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,

Because He has anointed Me

To preach the gospel to the poor;

He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,

To proclaim liberty to the captives

And recovery of sight to the blind,

To set at liberty those who are oppressed.

(God's Promises and Answers, Luke 4:18)

23 September 2015

The Pope's Visit

Arrival in Washington, DC

the afternoon of September 22, 2015

Lord, we are a hurt nation -- an angry nation struggling to maintain our values while still dealing firmly with those who hate us.  Guide our nation's leaders during these difficult times.  We trust in You and long for peace. Amen.
(Prayers From The Heart, Day 254)
22 September 2015

Fill Me With Comfort

Phlox and Black-eyed Susan

in our backyard

Father, my heart is breaking over the death of someone I love.

Fill me with Your comfort and the joy that comes 

from knowing that when death does come, 

You will be there to guide us home to You. Amen

(Prayers From The Heart, Day 245)

18 September 2015