Here I am baby Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m yours (You got my future in your hands) Here I am baby Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m yours (You got my future in your hands) The popular Stevie Wonder tune is the story of a contrite sweetheart—returning after a long parting — seeking forgiveness, and expressing his desire [...]
{ 1 comment }
Mark 1:35 Very early the next morning Jesus got up and went to a place where He could be alone and pray. C.E.V. (I long to be like Jesus and to grow in my prayer life.) Personal prayer is such a guarded, private thing. I consider it “open heart” time I spend with my heavenly [...]
{ 6 comments }
I believe that You created all things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible… all things, created by You and for You. You are before all things and in You, all things hold together. Yes, You hold all things together. I walk outside and the heavens declare Your glory… it’s Your handiwork that awes [...]
{ 7 comments }
One of the most difficult things for me in the many years I have been a believer has been the occasional and seemingly random disappearance of God. He becomes hidden, and I find I must take each step in faith, believing Him to be there, even if I don’t really sense Him. There have been [...]
{ 3 comments }
It was a sunny spring day. The chill winds, which seemed to have become a constant presence, were stilled for the moment. As I walked to my car, I happened to glance up into the deep blue Colorado sky. There, above me in stark, white contrast was a dove, hurrying as it flew to some [...]
{ 1 comment }
I had the strangest experience the other day. The memory is still quite vivid, and I am reflecting on the excitement that was taking place in the dying crabapple tree. It is the tree that adds dense shade to the back porch, and my swing. It is dying due to the torture it suffered in [...]
{ 1 comment }
A revival of sorts has erupted in the blogging world ~ between Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts and Karen O’Connor’s Basket of Blessings: 31 Days to a More Grateful Heart, a community exists to daily thank God for His blessings. Practicing the acknowledgment of God’s gifts is pivotal to cultivating a heart of gratitude.
In my devotions in Common Prayer, one of the daily acknowledgments reads: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. I read over that every day, honestly quite flippantly. The Holy Spirit nudged me one morning to meditate on the Lord and not casually read over that prayer; encouraging me to give thanks to God for who He is, not only for what He gives.
Thank the Father for His love that reconciled us to Him through His Son; Jesus for being the faithful, ultimate sacrifice for sin; the Holy Spirit for His love that draws us near to Jesus; a love that cleanses, fills, and baptizes.
Each day we should rest in God and acknowledge Him for being God; seeking His face, not only His hand.
Giving Thanks,
Heather
We ocassionally send updates from CWO as well recently published articles by email. You agree to receive these emails by filling out the above form. We will not sell or give away your email address.