Love is like walking in a forest, not knowing where you are going. Like so many relationships, you eventually meet his or her parents or special people in their lives, and you see what the place called “home” looks like. You can tell a lot about a person by how their house is kept and if there is a special white light, a special peace and warmth, in that house. Change the scenario and put yourself in a house brightly…..
Today, I screamed at my television, I cried tears large enough to fill the ocean, I shook so forcefully that my stomach turned over, my hands trembled, my knees pulsated as if an electric shock had just been administered to them, and my brain couldn’t believe whether I was in America or some third-world country. This is January 6, 2021, the day the electoral college would be approved by the Congress in favor of the election of Joseph Biden for…..
Like a watchmaker, God deals with the inner workings of our lives, our inner clocks. He fixes what He finds according to His own time line. My blog today speaks to some ideas we all need to evaluate through questions; the answers to these questions and many more are yours alone. Do you take the time to help those who are homeless, those who are drifting through their lives for a wide variety of reasons, and those who are seriously…..
It is the first Sunday after Christmas, Epiphany Sunday. This is the day the Three Wise Men arrived at the manger, bringing their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They were in awe of the baby’s beauty, and they bent their knees to worship Him. In that moment of wonder, they knew there were no limits to Christ’s hope, confidence, mercy, grace, and love for the sinful world He was born into. I learned of an legend about these kings…..
We live in a world where peace is a precious commodity. In the calm and silence of your life, take the time to remember the first time Christ smiled on you. Find peace in that moment. Listen, follow, and trust Him; He will give you the grace for an abundant life of love, hope, and peace. Go to the place where He first spoke to you and find the ubuntu of your life, a harvest of honesty, courage, resilience, patience,…..
“Glory to God in the Highest and goodwill towards men!” Those words were really on my mind this Christmas Eve as I tried to put my sadness up on the shelf, out of the way, in order to let that peace find its way into my soul. I don’t believe I’ve ever been this sad on any occasion, but the events of this past year seem to keep drawing my tears in puddles around my feet. Four very powerful events…..
Did you get what you wished for this Christmas? Did you pray for what you needed? Did you pray for your family and the families of your friends and neighbors? Did you pray for all who have lost everything? Did you pray for all of our first responders and all of the medical personnel who have put you first and not themselves? Did you pray for America to put God first again in our lives? Did you pray for the…..
Always and Forever He led with His heart; I can lead with mine. He carried my soul through trials; I can hold someone’s hand through theirs. He took my fear and made me trust; I was afraid of letting anyone in, doubting everything. He caught me in His arms; I lived in my mind, always running away. His true power was His love; I found that true love deep in my heart. He listened to my cries, making dreams come…..
It’s Christmas day, and music is filling my home with memories of past Christmases of joy and celebration. 2020 has been such a tumultuous year, but I am trying to “fight the good fight” with my spirits. I don’t really know why this Christmas season has brought back so many cherished memories of years gone by, but perhaps, it’s because we as Americans have fought so much with each other that I have started clinging to the times when people…..
As this Christmas season has continued to bring memories that have been stored in my mind’s archives for many years, a beautiful duet between mommy and daddy resonates in my musical heart. Daddy served a Lutheran parish in Upperco, Maryland and the associated mountain church. The parsonage we lived in was a two-story Cape Cod with a beautiful fireplace in the living room. David and I were supposed to be asleep upstairs, but on this particular Christmas Eve, I heard…..