"and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints." (Revelation 5:8) Hurriedly, I was trying to retrieve E-mail I had deleted by mistake. I thought, "Maybe...if I act right away!" No such luck. It was gone from that big E-mailbox...
"In the morning, O LORD, I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation." (Psalm 5:3) "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you." (Psalm 32:8) Saturday mornings, when our kids were growing up, were often...
"Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7) It couldn't be this season again. "Already?", I questioned. "Seems like just a month ago we celebrated this holiday. Can't be a year has passed!" There would be some extra planning...
"Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face." (1 Corinthians 13:12) There it was, all shiny and new, attached to the wall by the bathroom counter. My husband had kindly put up the oversize magnifying mirror I'd bought. Now I could...
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace." (John 16:33) If I live to be a hundred there are ssome things I will never understand. Why do some people live through illnesses and some die? Why do some people have debilitating diseases and others...
It is holiday time, and with more than one friend going through, well, basically - the pits, I've had some extra things on my mind, and prayer list. There was something else prepared to send out this week in Irish Thursdays messages, however I felt impressed to say a...
"... how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him." (Luke 11:13) At the tiptop of the coconut palm trees out back, squirrels build their nests down in the fronds. One morning I watched one of the squirrels scramble down the palm...
"I am the Lord, and I do not change." (Malachi 3:6) "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you." (Psalm 89:14) Have you ever lain on the grass and looked at all the stars when it’s really dark outside?...
"How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered. I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!" (Psalm 139:17,18) T-shirt City. That’s the corner of the closet where our T-shirts live, quite a few in fact. Some of the citizens of...
"Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." (Psalm 50:15) In the Florida Keys there’s a landmark bait and tackle shop named Capt. Hook’s. It’s crammed full of fishing items and eclectic paraphernalia. Small signs dot the walls,...