Then … he raised both of his hands and said “Welcome, my Angel! Thank you for coming with such a bright synodeia to take my soul. Thank you! Thank you!” He raised his hands a little bit more, he made the sign of the Cross, he crossed his arms on his chest and fell asleep ...
But God doesn't work on our timetable, and His ways are exceeding abundantly above anything we could ever ask or imagine. It's easy to get discouraged when we dwell too much on the past, because we start to focus on the things that didn't play out and the prayers God didn't answer...
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”Isaiah 45:12It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all ...
I went to the next petition, which the paralyzed body of Christ needs ~ asking for His kingdom to come in power by His Spirit, and His will to be done in the hearts and lives of His people everywhere.“God hath made with me an everlasting covenant | ordered in all things and sure,...
Currently I am grateful for those who walk the path of reality with me. There are no words sometimes. Stories do not need to be made up of verbal speech. There can be tears and silence. I find it hard to accept all the accolades that are bestowed upon me but I can also tell when...
“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,as His divine power has given to us all things thatpertainto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have beengiven to us exceedingly great and pre...
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”John 1:3Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. Treasury of Scripture And God created great...
Jesus’ standard of perfection was startling, even for his disciples who overheard this conversation. When they asked about it, he said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible,” (Matthew 19:26). Perfection is impossible for anyone but Christ “for none...
—C. S. Lewis,The Weight of Glory Little do many people understand: This deep sea of joy is made available to us as weobeyGod–another reality that makes some bristle. They don’t realize when Christ tells us to follow God’s ways, he’s not trying to make our lives miserable. He...
And as Christians, we offer that art to God. God, after all, is the commissioner of the art; it’s purpose is for His glory. Sometimes the art is taking our children on a hike; sometimes it is a more overt act of service. Sometimes our art is in our spontaneity: changing our well...