by Robin Gilbert Luftig … Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” John 4:28-29 NIV I’ve recently been spending time in the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman [...]
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By Jann Cobb There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, There’s a hole. Then fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, Then fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it. With what should I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what should [...]
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By Suzy Winter My grandmother – small in stature, tall in faith, fire in her soul, my best friend. The summer of my 3rd grade year, she moved in with us. Her children stated that “she’s too old to live alone.” I guess a small kitchen grease fire provided all the evidence to confirm this [...]
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By Lisa Grant I’m sitting here today contemplating heaven. I thinking about what it might be like, but I’m also wondering what will be like. I know I will have a new body, one that is not susceptible to sickness, allergies, or sensual desires. Although I know myself pretty well, I can’t help but question [...]
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by JoAnn Crane I am in a lush green garden, with the sound of a gentle breeze blowing through the leaves of the trees. The air is sweet smelling and the sun is warm on my skin. It is the most beautiful place imaginable, and I am not alone. Beside me is the most perfect man, [...]
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By Mariel Davenport When I was about 6 years old, I took ballet lessons, like most little girls with big dreams. I loved the tu-tus, the leotards and the shoes. It didn’t take long for me to realize there was more to it than that, though. For one, the spinning was more than I cared [...]
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“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.” 2 Corinthians 4:7-10
Do you ever feel like you are in a season when the winds and rains of trouble and difficulty are hitting you from all sides? Times where it seems that every time the winds die down, you find that it is not the end, but only the eye of the storm? Stormy seasons will come. But we have a treasure, a great and mighty treasure ~ the all-surpassing power of God. During difficult seasons, this power gives us the ability to say, “I am not crushed; I am not in despair; I am not abandoned or destroyed!”
Thank you my sweet Jesus! You are my treasure. May your life be revealed in me!
Grateful even in storms,
Nicole
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