Psalm 10:1

"Why, O Lord, do you stand far off?
    Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?"

~Psalm 10:1

No matter how secure a person is in their relationship with God,

these feelings of abandonment easily crowd our minds

when circumstances overwhelm and darken our thoughts.

We hear it said, "You are the one who has moved, not God,"

and it is the act of continuing to focus on feelings

instead of trusting in him that moves us farther away.

When dark clouds block our vision of him,

trust moves us back into our Father's arms.

Really. It is.

This LIttle Light of Mine...

Life's demands can really start to make you feel like your light (read: talents, energy, inspiration, motivation) is lacking. Thank you, Lord, for Psalm 18, which reminds us that we have at our disposal a never-ending source of help!

"Help, O Lord" - the Angel's Sword

"Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if 

nothing had yet been done."


~C.S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

Love Messages

"There is much in the scenery of a nocturnal sky, 

to lift the soul to contemplation."

~Thomas Chalmers

It's easy to feel small under the majesty of a starry sky:

"When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established, what are human beings that you are mindful for them,mortals that you care for them?" (Psalm 8:3-5)

And yet, love us He does.

Little Boats, Big Storms

"Sometimes, the little bird's heart

finds itself

bombarded by the storm.

It seems to believe that nothing

exists but the clouds surrounding it."

~St. Therese

Share HIS Good

We have an unspoken rule in our family that dramatic sunsets and sunrises are meant to be shared. The "spotter" must come into the house with all urgency and bring every near person out to witness the glory. No one gets left behind. 

I'm thankful for the people in my life who call attention to God's good when I'm too distracted to notice on my own. 

No doubt about it! God is good—
    good to good people, good to the good-hearted.
But I nearly missed it,
    missed seeing his goodness.
I was looking the other way,
    looking up to the people
At the top,
    envying the wicked who have it made,
Who have nothing to worry about,
    not a care in the whole wide world.

~Psalm 73:1-5 (MSG)