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Matthew 5:4 New International Version (NIV)  Blessed are those who mourn,     for they will be comforted.  Oh, do I mourn these days. It seems that each new memory recovered has an ache to it.  My therapist tells me it is trauma rearing its ugly head amid these memories.  Trauma which will have to be reviewed andContinue reading “They Will Be Comforted”

This morning my pastor cried.  I’ve never seen this before.  He actually shed tears for those of us in his congregation.  I understand why.  His sermon was as moving as any I’ve heard in many, many years.  He was preaching on Luke 15:11-31.  He called it the Story of the Two Lost Sons.  Most ofContinue reading “The Story of Two Lost Sons”

 I have lived through a year of constant change and physical and emotional battering.  Well-meaning friends have reassured me that these events could be made to be good through God’s love and redemption.  I don’t doubt this, but I don’t find the immediate comfort this sentiment is meant to engender.  Often this assurance deals withContinue reading “What to do With Change?”

 I was in my soul care study this morning with two very intelligent, spiritual ladies discussing the goodness of God.  This quickly became a sticky conversation as our hearts knew the answer to be “yes”, but out experiences in the world left us hardened and skeptical. We quickly discovered that we had been asking theContinue reading “Whose “good” is “good”?”

 I was watching a movie today.  It was a historical piece about the death of JFK and the effects on Jackie afterward. I was familiar with the story, having lived through this piece of history, but some of the personal comments made by Jackie were enlightening.  You would hope they were true, but it wasContinue reading “Who Sinned?”

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him!                                                        Continue reading “Praise Him!”

Boy, God has a way of belting home a lesson that he is trying to teach you.  This morning’s message at church was a prime example of this. Our pastor spoke of “home” and where God might have us on this journey.  Some are in the middle of the journey, and like faithful men ofContinue reading “God’s Journey for Us Home”

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.                                                Genesis 50:20   IContinue reading “What are my “Many Colors” to Be?”

What do you do when you’ve been left behind?  All of your friends are moving on spiritually, taking advanced classes that you should be in too – but have been left out of.  What do you do at gatherings where everyone is talking about how great they are doing in their ministries and studies.  YouContinue reading “Please Don’t Make Me Listen”

 I’d heard it told when I was younger that we change roles as we age, but never much thought about it. I was “me” and how could I be anyone else?  Life happens, though, as much as we don’t want it to, it happens and often hits us hard. God gives us the grace toContinue reading “Changing Roles”