Thursday, February 29, 2024

wrong

 

“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.”

                                                                                    ~ Leo Tolstoy

Saturday, February 10, 2024

loosely

 

"I've learned to hold all things loosely, so God will not have to pry them out of my hands." 
Corrie Ten Boom

Monday, January 1, 2024

and so it begins: 2024


introduced to me by Ann

the naming—theming a year

choosing a word

arrived at through prayer, reading, meditation, journaling


sadly, there have been years when, within months I’ve forgotten

and there have been years when the theme echoed throughout the days, all twelve months

this year, by God’s grace may i continually be remembered to proximity


Proximity, noun. The state of being next; immediate nearness either in place, blood or alliance.


Psalm 73:28

New International Version
But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.

New Living Translation
But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.

King James Bible
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

New American Standard Bible
But as for me, the nearness of God is good for me; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, So that I may tell of all Your works.

Amplified Bible
But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge and placed my trust in Him, That I may tell of all Your works.

Christian Standard Bible
But as for me, God’s presence is my good. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, so I can tell about all you do.


Friday, December 29, 2023

the Gospel is this

“The gospel is this: we are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.”

Tim Keller

echoing Reverend MLKJr in prayer

 

“God, we thank you for the inspiration of Jesus. Grant that we will love you with all our hearts, souls, and minds, and love our neighbors as we love ourselves, even our enemy neighbors. And we ask you, God, in these days of emotional tension, when the problems of the world are gigantic in extent and chaotic in detail, to be with us in our going out and our coming in, in our rising up and in our lying down, in our moments of joy and in our moments of sorrow, until the day when there shall be no sunset and no dawn. Amen.” (Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.)