… encourage the faint hearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them. — 1 Thessalonians 5:14. Written 2000 years ago, the above words sound as if it is advice on how to deal with the virus. Probably, the most important being, “be patient.” I can’t tell you how many times my conversations lately have…
Encourage One Another
Therefore encourage one another and build up each other… — 1 Thessalonians 5:11. The news about the virus keeps getting worse, and everywhere one turns we hear of another tragedy. Now is the time to follow the above, and remind each other we are all in this together and we are all affected. Suzy and I…
Grace and Elegance
I read today about a person who is going through health challenges. The person said, “he is going through it all with grace and elegance.” The phrase stuck with me. I wondered how will someone describe my aging? I’ve been called a lot of things during my life, some good and some not so nice,…
Dew Of Compassion
The dew of compassion is a tear. — Lord Byron. Sometimes I run across a quote or phrase that is so good, there is nothing more to say. “Does God cry,” I ask this morning. “Most assuredly,” I answer while I meditate. How can he/she not when so many are hungry, cold, homeless, alone, and forgotten.…
Learn War
neither shall they learn war any more. — Isaiah 2:4. Isaiah’s prediction has yet to come true, but we can still hope and work toward that goal. When I read this passage I was caught by the phrase “learn war.” It caused me to ask, “who teaches war?” The answer is pretty obvious. We not only…