You don’t have to be afraid of change. You don’t have to worry about what’s been taken away. Just look to see what’s been added. — Jackie Greer Lent is a time of change, and way too often we concentrate on what has been taken away — oatmeal raisin cookies, a glass of wine, social media,…
Out of the Mouth Of Babes
Out of the mouth of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes. — Psalms 8:2 Jesus said to them, “Yes, have you never read, ‘Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babes you have prepared praise for yourself?’ — Matthew 21:16 One couldn’t help but notice that yesterday tens of…
Lighten Your Load During Lent
I’m reading a book about the Templars. The first chapter talks about the pilgrimage taken by Saewulf to Jerusalem. Saewulf’s pilgrimage account is the first to survive after the Crusaders’ conquest of Jerusalem. Little is known of the author beyond his name and the dates of his pilgrimage. I’ve always been attracted to the concept of…
No Limits In Deeds of Wickedness
They know no limits in deeds of wickedness; they do not judge with justice the cause of the orphan, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy. — Jeremiah 5:28 They say history repeats itself. Jeremiah writes about corruption and the tendency for the powerful to no longer heed the needs…
I Will Answer Them
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I, the Lord, will answer them.” Isaiah 41:17. Bono once addressed the National Prayer Breakfast and said, “its no coincidence that in the scriptures, poverty is mentioned more than 2100 times.” He went on the say, “You…