“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.”…
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Speaking up for Respecting One Another
Good Evening, God! Speaking up. Speaking out. Caring for those who are not respected. That is a pretty good description of what we all need to be doing — to meet the challenge of Our Times. And, harder yet, we…
Tagged with: Golden Globe, Meryl Streep
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, Caring, connecting, respect, Responding, responsibility
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, Caring, connecting, respect, Responding, responsibility
The Purpose of Evil
Good Evening, God! This election has been hard on me — a trauma. I’ve been SO UPSET. But finally I realized the horrible effect my response was having on me. Boy, God, that was an eyeopener! I had become angry (OK, hateful), judgmental, seriously…
Tagged with: Responding to the Election
Posted in Anger, Blessing, Centering Prayer, connecting, Darkness, Evil, hate, Judgmental, Prayer
Posted in Anger, Blessing, Centering Prayer, connecting, Darkness, Evil, hate, Judgmental, Prayer
A New Understanding of Patience
Good Day, God! It is a marvelous gift to discover an Improved Definition for a useful/important word — Patience. I used to read it in the list of the Gifts of the Spirit and think — hmm, did I really…
Angels Still Here — Wanting to help us
Good Evening, God! My wonderful husband Kit and I actually ate early enough to go for a walk around our block and this angel is still on duty. I love the Christmas Lights. I love the whole idea of Christmas.…
Tagged with: Happy New Year, Starting a new year, the path of love
Posted in Blessing, connecting, hope, LOVE, Peace, power and peace and gentleness, the gift of persistent love
Posted in Blessing, connecting, hope, LOVE, Peace, power and peace and gentleness, the gift of persistent love
Blessing: a Light in the Darkness
Good Evening, God! My wonderful husband Kit has this very month retired from running the Honolulu Marathon. He says he is switching over to running half marathons (13.2 miles). And so, God, it is a New Year for me — a New Era? I…
Small Blessings and the Joy Factor
Good Day God! I’ve just discovered the JOY of writing with a brush! I’m not doing calligraphy . . . it is just that I am better able to express my feelings with a brush as I journal. And because I’m enjoying…
Tagged with: a dollop of joy, blank verse, marketing with Joy, small steps, writing with a brush
Posted in Blessing, Centering Prayer, connecting, Holy Spirit, JOY, Prayer
Posted in Blessing, Centering Prayer, connecting, Holy Spirit, JOY, Prayer
