"I am overwhelmed with joy despite all our troubles."2 Corinthians 7:4 MSG The unprecedented, unpredictable, and unrelenting global invasion of COVID 19 results in layers of suffering. The constant pronouncement of lives lost, business closures, schools going virtual, and family separations caused by this virus produce tangible, profound grief and Loss. Loss begins to define and shape our reality. Suffering of Loss Experiencing the suffering of Loss can leave us feeling depressed, ... Read More about Joy in Suffering
Rooted for Adversity
Did you fail in a day of adversity, did your strength fall short?Proverbs 24:10 NABRE Living in a high desert plain of the Texas Panhandle, I became accustomed to a dry and barren landscape. A view dotted with gnarled mesquite trees with dwarfed leaves and rolling tumbleweeds. The plants languished in the hot sun and dry winds, sometimes withering from no water. However, in spite of the desert, there was an oasis of green that clung to the rivers, springs, creeks, and water tanks. ... Read More about Rooted for Adversity
Timely Words of Hope
The morning was chilly for April. Weary of multiple spring storms, I spent the night listening to winds pound my house. But as a new day dawned, I focused on performing my daily ritual of preparing breakfast while watching the morning news bracing myself to weather the storm "Pandemic 2020". The steady rain of grim statistics of infection rate and rising death toll suddenly ceased. I stopped my work and was surprised by a story of comfort. From the kitchen, I heart the sounds of the gifted ... Read More about Timely Words of Hope
Rediscover to Resurrect Life
So, what does all this mean? If God has determined to stand with us, tell me, who then could ever stand against us? 32 For God has proved his love by giving us his greatest treasure, the gift of his Son. And since God freely offered him up as the sacrifice for us all,[a] he certainly won’t withhold from us anything else he has to give. Romans 8:31-32 TPT The darkness of the pandemic has consumed our thoughts and actions in these last few weeks. Losses have filled our days. ... Read More about Rediscover to Resurrect Life
3 Positive Truths in an Out of Control World
TORNADO WATCH flashed across my phone. A common seasonal occurrence often regarded as a mundane "here we go again" sort of nuisance. However, today was different. I found a current weather report with a real-time video. The birth of an actual tornado snaking its funnel out of the clouds onto the city was unfolding before my eyes. This realization triggered a barrage of fears expressed in feelings of OUT OF CONTROL, POWERLESSNESS, AND ALONE. Ultimately the whole family ended up safe in ... Read More about 3 Positive Truths in an Out of Control World
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