Tag Archives: presence

Our feelings are very human and part of what makes us frail. To limit our frailty, we find ways to harden or suppress or otherwise numb our emotions. We may ignore our hearts, ignore other people’s feelings, use distraction like substances or video games or other addictions, or simply avoid ...

‘Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.’ Proverbs 31:30 (NIV) Beauty is everywhere around us; in nature, in sound, in experiences, and in people.  We should be able to identify and enjoy the very essence of beauty, in all ...

‘If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.’  Psalm 139:9 (NIV) There is a song I love that speaks to God’s ‘always’ presence, to His ...

Psalm 138:8” The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth forever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.”

Matthew 8:27” He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he gets up and rebukes the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.” Peering through the pages of the New Testament Jesus, the master teacher gives his disciples, and future generations of disciples, a ...