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HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Devotional thoughts for the Advent season
THE GIFTS OF JESUS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIVES(Sunday, December 25th) Present: something presented; gift; something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation Presence: one that is present; something present of a visible or concrete nature; something (such as a spirit)… Continue Reading “CHRISTMAS DAY: FROM PRESENTS TO PRESENCE”
(Saturday, December 24th) Tenderhearted: easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow; compassionate, impressionable I enjoyed my grandsons’ winter concert earlier this month, and as always, was impressed by the musical talents of the high school band. But my favorite piece was a medley of… Continue Reading “TENDERHEARTED: A CHRISTMAS EVE REFLECTION”
LOVE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR PERSPECTIVE(Friday, December 23rd) Different: partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality; dissimilar; not the same; unusual, special Divine: of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God; supremely good Have you not known? Have you not heard?The Lord is… Continue Reading “ADVENT LOVE: FROM DIFFERENT TO DIVINE”
LOVE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN RELATIONSHIP(Thursday, December 22nd) Detach: to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage; disengage; withdraw Depend: to place reliance or trust Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their toil. For… Continue Reading “ADVENT LOVE: FROM DETACH TO DEPEND”
LOVE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR SERVICE(Wednesday, December 21st) Compete: to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (position, profit, prize); be in a state of rivalry Commend: to entrust for care or preservation; to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice; praise Have… Continue Reading “ADVENT LOVE: FROM COMPETE TO COMMEND”
LOVE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN HONORING ONE ANOTHER(Tuesday, December 20th) Defend: to drive danger or attack away from; to maintain or support in the face of argument or hostile criticism Dignify: to give distinction to, confer dignity upon; the quality or state of being worthy,… Continue Reading “ADVENT LOVE: FROM DEFEND TO DIGNIFY”
LOVE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE FOR US(Monday, December 19th) Enforce: to urge with energy; constrain, compel Embrace: to hug; cherish, love; encircle, enclose; to take up especially readily or gladly; to avail oneself of; welcome; to take in or include as a part, item, or… Continue Reading “ADVENT LOVE: FROM ENFORCE TO EMBRACE”
WHAT IS LOVE? Sunday, December 18th(Each day this week, we will be focusing on the difference Love makes in our lives.) You may wish to light the four candles of HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE if you have an Advent wreath. For this, our… Continue Reading “LOVE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE”
JOY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR DAILY LIVING(Friday, December 16th) Finish: to bring to completion or issue; to come to the end of a course, task, or undertaking Fulfill: to bring to an end; to develop the full potential of; to convert into reality… Continue Reading “ADVENT JOY: FROM FINISH TO FULFILL”
JOY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR FUTURE(Thursday, December 15th) Edginess: being on edge; tense, irritable; characterized by tension; having a bold, provocative, or unconventional quality Eagerness: marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus… Continue Reading “ADVENT JOY: FROM EDGINESS TO EAGERNESS”
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