It’s easy enough to say the right things … but do you mean them?
Incantation
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Rod Marshall
The Lord’s Prayer
Whether you say a memorized prayer or one from your heart, God hears and answers prayers!
A Reflection
Do we get so caught up in praying for our needs of tomorrow that we forget the glaring needs of today?
Doing? Or Being Still?
"Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28 ESVUK)The last year has been a productive time for me. I have managed to fulfil many of the tick boxes mentally listed, partly because I have had the family at home to embolden...
Hearing
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" (John 14:6 ESV) In my laissez-faire relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I sometimes find myself becoming passive, content with...
Hold Tight
"Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises (footnote: dwell in the praises) of Israel. In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them." (Psalms 22:33 ESV)When I collect my youngest daughter Sophia from school during Covid19 times she often rushes...
Book of Life
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”(Romans 8:28 ESV) I hoped that being a Christian might save me from living in a marred world. Now I can say, in as far as I have the...
Wash Your Hands
“…For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” (Matthew 12:8 ESV)Recently I was asked to reflect upon what do we understand by The Sabbath Day today? From the seventh day of Creation story in Genesis, what are God’s intentions in instituting the day of rest for...
A Contrite Heart
"I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite." (Isaiah 57:15b ESV) Recently I knew something was amiss between the The Prince of Peace and...
Portuguese Man of War
"For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free--and all were made to drink of one Spirit." (1...