appointed prayer

week of July 27

O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon all your faithful people your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.

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something to laugh about

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Anna, Isaac, and Haley the Christmas dog Solomon tells us that “a happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing” (Proverbs 17:22, AMP). God undoubtedly has a sense of humor; we need only look at some of the animals He created (it’s hard not to smile at the sight of a hippo, a monkey, or a puppy). Or think of some of the married couples you know: don’t you think God was smiling at the wedding as He looked ahead to the interaction of the wildly different personalities that will be living together?

And as if often the case, medical science is proving the wisdom of Solomon’s Spirit-inspired words.

posts tagged quiet

on retreat

Saturday, August 12, 2006 · quick take · no responses · comments closed

I’m going on a mini-retreat Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon, and so I may not post again till Tuesday morning. My focus, other than just slowing down and being quiet, is to seek direction for the fall: how does God want me to use my time? where should I give my attention and my energy? […]

selah, or I need a break

Wednesday, July 12, 2006 · living the life · no responses · comments closed

I’ve been having a hard time deciding what to write for the past couple of days, and I thought that perhaps it was from lack of thought or stimulation, but this morning I’ve concluded that it’s the opposite: too much thinking and too much stimulation. Beside my chair I’ve got Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster; Swear to God by Scott Hahn; Poems and Prose by Gerard Manley Hopkins; Crafted Prayer and another book by Graham Cooke; Bread in the Wilderness by Thomas Merton; two books by Creflo Dollar — -and these are just the ones I can see (there are at least 5 more in the basket underneath). When I sit in my recliner, looking at my shelves, I can see a host of books I have yet to read: Andrew Murray, Joyce Meyer, Bill Johnson, C.S. Lewis, a biography of Pope John Paul II, and the list goes on….

some thoughts on rest and peace

Thursday, April 27, 2006 · meditations · no responses · comments closed

Drop thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace…

Charis