Archive for January, 2023

Choosing forgiveness

January 26th, 2023

I really like this thought from today’s Our Daily Bread. It talks about choosing forgiveness and give an example from marriage… “Eighty years of marriage! My husband’s great-uncle Pete and great-aunt Ruth celebrated this remarkable milestone on May 31, 2021. After a chance meeting in 1941 when Ruth was still in high school, the young […]

Crying out to God

January 20th, 2023

Psalm 107:10-16 NLT – Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery. [11] They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High. [12] That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them. [13] “LORD, help!” […]

I need Your help Lord

January 17th, 2023

I am aware that I need Your help Lord… with every breath that I receivewith every step I takewith every thought I thinkwith every glance I seewith every prayer I praywith every person I helpwith every verse I readwith every bite I eatwith every sip I drinkwith every rest I takewith every interaction I make […]

Jesus touched people

January 13th, 2023

One of the things I have been reflecting on lately is that Jesus often touched people. It didn’t matter if they had Leprosy or other diseases he still touched them with compassion. This is particularly interesting because in Jesus’ times if you touched someone who had leprosy you instantly made yourself ritually unclean. You then […]

Come to the Lord if you are thirsty

January 2nd, 2023

Isaiah 55:1 NLT – “Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink- even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk- it’s all free! Coming to the Lord if you are thirsty is a common theme throughout the Bible. We see it in both the Old and New Testaments. In Exodus the […]