HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
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”
JOY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR ENCOUNTERS(Wednesday, December 14th) Dazzle: to shine brilliantly; to arouse admiration by an impressive display; to impress deeply, overpower, or confound with brilliance Delight: to take great pleasure; to give keen enjoyment; to give joy or satisfaction to For… Continue Reading “ADVENT JOY: FROM DAZZLE TO DELIGHT”
JOY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR TIME WITH GOD(Tuesday, December 13th) Discipline: training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character Devotion: piety; an act of prayer or private worship; the fact or state of being ardently dedicated and loyal Which… Continue Reading “ADVENT JOY: FROM DISCIPLINE TO DEVOTION (AND BACK AGAIN!)”
JOY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN EXPERIENCING GODMonday, December 12th Believe: to accept something as true, genuine, or real; to have a firm or wholehearted religious conviction or persuasion; to regard the existence of God as a factBehold: to perceive through sight or apprehension; see; to… Continue Reading “ADVENT JOY: FROM BELIEVE TO BEHOLD”
GLORIES Thank you for the glories…the brilliant, bright arrayof golden autumn coloron this October day. Thank you for the glories…found in this wondrous viewbut all of autumn at its peakgives just a glimpse of you. Thank you for the glories…in the tiny blessings, too… Continue Reading “AUTUMN REFLECTIONS: GLORIES”