The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined… For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, […]
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The prologue: “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night …” Winter’s chill is in the air, and the moon is a sliver of frozen light, The world pauses, and silence wraps the shepherds in a holy hush. The black crystal canvas of the […]
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Christmas ~ it comes every year and brings with it tinseled trees, bright lights, carols, crèches, joy and laughter. Christmas also brings Christmas music ~ at or around Halloween, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, grumpy bumper to bumper drivers, fights in the toy aisle, and fights in the TV aisle, anger and sadness. Charlie Brown faces […]
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“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last.” John 15:16 As Christmas approaches, the stores are filled with shoppers searching for those special gifts to give to their loved ones come Christmas morning. Each one hustling through the stores, carefully pondering their […]
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I have taken a break from the fun task of making Christmas goodies; slow but syncopated music fills the air; thoughts of family stir in my heart. I am spending imaginary time with my grandchildren this morning; the music leads the way; they flesh it out. I’m letting my ideas run their erratic course. Something […]
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As I open my Bible to the Old Testament, butterflies dance inside me. My heart jumps when I read the Old Testament. The first class in Old Testament in my short stint in seminary ~ whether from the professor’s compassionate homilies or just reading the text ~ was the beginning, the spark, that caused me […]
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I am praying tonight that we find rest in the joy of our First Love.
Laying it all down at the altar of grace... this is where we find our peace. And we need You, Lord. We need You when the day is long and our bodies are tired. We need You when the problems are bigger than us and our hearts are weary. We need You when we don't know what to do next. We need You, when our minds are so full of this-and-that, to become the Center of us. We need our eyes on You and Your Spirit within. We are weak and we need Your strength. We need Your living water to fill all these brittle and dry places... more than anything else in this world, it is Your love that we need.
Let us not lose heart and not lose the hope in this ~ Jesus, we are Yours.
Holy Spirit, come fall afresh on me...
~ Christie