“What wondrous life is this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
– Andrew Marvell, Thoughts in a Garden
Photo by Jean Pike
“Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called ‘All the Things That Could Go Wrong.’”
– Marianne Williamson
Photo by Marge McCoy
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Psalm 90:2
Photo by Aaron Paul Lazar
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
Photo by Cleve Sylcox
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Photo by Cheryl Cook
If My People’s Hearts Are Humbled
If My People’s Hearts Are Humbled
If My people’s hearts are humbled, if they pray and seek My face; If they turn away from evil, I will not withhold My grace. I will hear their prayers from heaven; I will pardon every sin. If My people’s hearts are humbled, I will surely heal their land.
Then My eyes will see their sorrow, then My ears will hear their plea; If My people’s hearts are humbled, I will set their nation free. If My people’s hearts are humbled, if they pray and seek my face; If they turn away from evil, I will not withhold My grace.
Text: Claire Cloninger – based on 2 Chronicles 7:14
Music: John Zundel
Audio: Stephen Sollars
Photo: Miriam Rhodes Ireland
After the flooding this week… After all of my driveway had washed down the road and across the road, I found this little daisy – STANDING- among the mud, rocks, dirt, and debris. It had went through something that should have destroyed it… But it still stood tall. God has given us his strength, his wisdom, his power to stand tall in Him! “Put on the full armor of God ….. And after you have done everything … STAND!” (Eph.6:13)
Devotional by Melissa Boggs
Photo by Aaron Paul Lazar
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2
Photo by Marge McCoy
“Old things are better than new things, because they’ve got stories in them, Ethan.”
― Kami Garcia, Beautiful Creatures
Photo by Ruth Diane Handley Domigan
I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
Jeremiah 31:3
Photo by Cheryl Cook
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