Tag: love
Have No Fear
Jesus answered and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” – John 3:3 I’ll Nicodemus came to Jesus at night. He wanted to talk to him. He wanted to learn from him. There was something about Jesus that touched Nicodemus… Read More ›
Jesus Loves
He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. – John 13:1 Jesus loved His own and loved them to the end. I wonder how I would have felt if Jesus came to wash my feet. Probably unworthy. Uncomfortable. Peter did not want Jesus to wash his feet. I can… Read More ›
Jesus and Peter
Peter said to him, “Master, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” – Mt 13:37 Peter, Peter, Peter. We all know, of course, that Peter will deny Jesus three times. But we still love him, because many of us are a lot like him. I would like to… Read More ›
Help Me to Be Humble
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted. – Lk 14:11 Jesus invites us to a banquet. Do we accept the invitation? Do we invite others to join us at the banquet? Do we try to do as Jesus does? Or do we expect gifts or… Read More ›
O Happy Day!
Our new granddaughter arrived into this world early in the morning of August 24. She is beautiful. Of course. She is our youngest son’s first child. I just burst with pride as I see him take on the role of new father so naturally. He is already in the protective mode. Right now he is… Read More ›
Grandpa
Update on the birds – They come everyday. All kinds of birds. Bluejays and cardinals and tiny little things I do not know the name of. Unfortunately, the squirrels come, too. Evidently, they like bird food. They really are pests. And they scare the birds, so I looked up ways of keeping squirrels away. I… Read More ›
July 30, 2019
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.” – Matthew 13:43 We often forget that we are children of God. If we take the time to listen … listen to His Word, in scripture, in our hearts, then we… Read More ›
Wheat and Weeds
“Let them grow together until harvest…” – Matthew 13:30 Jesus tells us that the kingdom includes both good and evil. We are both wheat and weeds. We go to church, not because we are perfect, but because we know we are not perfect and we need God in our lives. We know that we need… Read More ›
Love with Mercy
“If you knew what this meant, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned these innocent men. For the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath.” – Mt 12:7-8 Here in this gospel, Jesus makes it clear that He wants us to love with mercy, not judgement. He wants us to love… Read More ›
Bluejays and Other Blessings
I had an interesting month of June. To say the least. First, there was the car accident. Second, there was the move. Regardless of car accidents and pain, we still needed to move. My husband is such an expert at moving now, and is so organized, he had done a lot before the car accident…. Read More ›
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