For food and shelter, for your loving care, And for all in this world that is good and fair. Help us to be gentle, honest and true, To show more kindness in all that we do. To smile and be pleasant in all that we say, To grow more loving each and every day. To lend a helpi...
Happy Thanksgiving Prayer:Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November. This year that falls on Thursday, November 24. The celebration of Thanksgiving is, in general, a feast to give thanks for the fruits of the previous harvest. A Thanksgiving prayer brings to mind a festive table ...
It has become a tradition for me to create a new retreat each year that you can download as a PDF and use on Women’s Christmas or whenever you need some time for reflection and regathering. The new retreat (our tenth!) is hot off the press and waiting for you! This year’s theme...
Acknowledging Blessings:Take a moment to reflect on the specific ways God has blessed you, guiding you through challenges, providing for your needs, and blessing you with unexpected provisions. Ideas for Opening Lines: “Thank you, God, for … (Your endless love and for the peace You bring ...
Day by day. Turn Every Page- Look, See, Pray Poets and saints find meaning and hope in the beauties of nature. The Celtic Christians of Britain, hundreds of years ago, described the world as God’s “Book of Creation” and found there rich stores of food for the soul. ...
But tying blessing to your works is how Islam and Hinduism operate. It’s how the pagan religions surrounding Israel operated (and how the Mosaic covenant operated until God replaced it). It’s not discouraging, and you’ll never arrive anyway. Instead, we have grace – the grace of the ...
various colleges in Kenya would continue to know God’s blessing. 2 Saturday (1) Pray for the ministry of Joseph Ogom and Stephen Silamo in Korr (Rendille). About 50 attended the morning worship on 6/3 when MI & KU visited and a number of visits were made to surrounding goobs (vill...
We started with xiao long bao (not shown) and moved on to other delights. This was the cumin lamb. I had to move fast because one our gang practically lunged at the food as it came out of the kitchen. Shrimp in mayonnaise with walnuts and pineapple. For those of you in Columbia ...
When we ask for an object to be blessed then, we are not just asking to make it somehow holy but to have it set aside for a specific purpose. We should always ask that the proper blessing be said over the object so that it can be used for the purpose that the Church puts forth....
“When we come to Him in faith, every petition enters the heart of God. When we have asked for His blessing, we should believe that we receive it, and thank Him that we have received it. Then we are to go about our duties, assured that the blessing will be realized when we need ...