Though dropping, as the manna fell, Unseen, yet from above, Noiseless as dew fall, heed it well Thy Father’s call to love. J.G. Whittier   We often wonder how do we know what God wants us to do? We ask what is my calling? I am the poorest source for the answers so pardon the suggestion.…

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Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. 1 Samuel 3:9   My wife has always owned several versions of the three monkeys who represent see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil. I read recently about a devotion that has caused me to look at her figurines differently. In the Mussulmen devotions, one constant…

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I don’t know about you, but on the occasional Christmas or birthday I would receive a gift that not even close to what I wanted. For example a pair of knitted socks that I wouldn’t be caught dead in them from a distance aunt. My mother would admonish me before I said something tacky with…

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One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in His temple. Psalms 27:4   Travel to a beach and admire the surf and ocean.…

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He maketh me lie down in green pastures.   Psalms 23:2   You don’t have to drive to Dallas, Hot Springs, New Orleans and back to Charlotte to recognize the beauty of our country’s landscape. Right outside my window is a bird that sings to me every morning, the sun streams in my small writing office,…

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