O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within my breast. O Israel,…
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matt. 5:16 NIV) What on earth are we here for? It’s an age-old question, a popular cliché. Likely, we all ask ourselves this question at one point or another. I personally still…
Praise to the Lord the Almighty, the King of creation! Oh, my soul, praise Him for He is thy health and salvation. All ye who hear now to His temple draw near. Join me in glad adoration. ~Excerpt from Praise to the Lord, hymn by Joachim Neander This hymn has long been a favorite of…
“For though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless, and their senseless hearts were darkened.” (Romans 1:21 CSB) God, please show me what’s next. I can’t keep doing this! I whispered discontent into the pages of my prayer journal. My daily routines had me…
I didn’t expect grief to show up today. My father passed away about three months ago. I spent most of the first few weeks crying off and on. The weight of his death seemed almost too much to bear. I’m new to this grief thing. I’ve lost grandparents to death, friends to unlikely circumstances, communities…
The holiday season is quickly approaching and, unfortunately, opportunities to fall into the traps of need-to, should-do, must-have, and must-do come with it. Trying to keep up with everything we think we should do during the holiday season just leads to stress and steals the joy of the holidays. While we may not be able…