Photo by Kat Jayne on Pexels.com "And when the LORD saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." ~Luke 7:13 (ESV) Crisis and Compassion. Two 'C' words that bring many images to mind. Words pop into our thoughts: numb, hysterical, urgent, hopeless or empathy, kindness, care, mercy. While the word, crisis, never…

Photo by Eva Elijas on Pexels.com "But now, this is what the LORD, your Creator says, O Jacob, And He who formed you O Israel, "Do not fear for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!" ~Isaiah 43:1 Identity. Over the weekend I became painfully aware of the significance of this word.…

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" ~Matthew 6:26-27 Worry. What does it…

Photo by Elias Tigiser on Pexels.com Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. ~Psalm 90:14 Mornings ~ they can be hard. Demanding work schedules, getting children up and ready for their day, or perhaps deciding what we will do with the next 8…

Photo by Emma Bauso on Pexels.com Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. ~ Song…

Photo by James Wheeler on Pexels.com If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed…