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Meaning as an Essential Nutrient for Health

Posted on January 10, 2023 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God While chatting with my wonderful husband, Kit, about how his older brother had died in his early 80’s while he, Kit was still alive at 88, I commented that church goers statistically live longer than non-church goers.…

Posted in Centering Prayer, Choosing Meaning, connecting, Faith, health, hope, LOVE, Meaning, Prayer, resiliency, small meaningful moments, The daily details of love, the gift of persistent love, Welcoming, Welcoming Prayer

We come: bleeding and believing

Posted on March 13, 2022 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God The scripture this morning was Mark 5 — about the woman with the issue of blood being healed when she touched the hem of Jesus’ robe. I really identified, God. Maybe women feel this story more than…

Posted in a prayer for healing, Believing, connecting, Faith, Prayer, praying, Praying for our enemies, Sacrifice, The sacrifice of praise, trust, Trusting God

Moved By The Spirit

Posted on January 19, 2021 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God I just wanted to share a bit of back story about Martin Luther King Jr. and his I HAVE A DREAM speech. Apparently, King had decided to downplay his identity as a preacher and try to get…

Tagged with: I HAVE A DREAM, Mahalia Jackson at the I HAVE A DREAM speech, Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted in Faith, Faithfulness, friends, LOVE, Personal Power, relationships, The Power of Naming, The Power of the Spoken Word

REJOICE!

Posted on January 14, 2021 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God I hear, FEAR NOT . . . reverberating in my mind. But, then a much more positive message from the Welcoming Prayer came into my Heart. I let go of my desire for security, affection and control,…

Posted in connecting, Faith, hope, Hope as a gift from God, JOY, rejoicing, simple joys of daily life, the joy of sharing, Trusting God

Getting Combobulated

Posted on October 2, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God I was joking with a friend this morning about getting combobulated. I really didn’t think it was a “word” but here is the definition:To put together in a somewhat mysterious manner. To bring something out of a…

Posted in a hand up, being repotted, being together in a compassionate presence, Centering Prayer, connecting, Faith, hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Prayer, The daily details of love, the essential nature of hope, web of life

A FUN idea

Posted on September 15, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I’ve been STUCK because I have TOO MUCH wanting to get out and be shared. WAY too much for my little mind and heart to put into words. So, I’m going for SMALL. WE MATTER TO YOU!…

Posted in asking for and accepting forgiveness, being FORGIVEN by God, Blessing, connecting, Faith, Forgiven!, Forgiving, hope, Hope as a gift from God, kindness, LOVE, renewing, The daily details of love, the essential nature of hope

The Power of One

Posted on November 24, 2019 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Evening, God! I’ve been thinking of just what I can do to lower my contributions to Global Warming. My wonderful husband Kit challenged me to Make a List! Then as I was centering the other night — a Brand…

Tagged with: effort, Greta Thunberg, size doesn't matter
Posted in Anger, authority over my life, Blessing, changing who I want to become, climate changes, connecting, Faith, hope, Hope as a gift from God, slow incremental change, The difficulty of changing

Facing Fears and Activating Faith

Posted on August 15, 2019 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Hello God! I had no idea how much energy I was using to avoid and deny my fears. That is, I was unaware until I started the turn toward confronting them. I sound brave, but, really all I did was…

Tagged with: Distraction Fast, earthing mat, facing fears, participation with God, realty as a gift
Posted in Centering Prayer, connecting, Faith, fears, Prayer

God’s Treasures

Posted on November 11, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! I went to a marvelous workshop this weekend. It was on Prophecy. . . on hearing You — believing that You are still speaking. And our presenter, Wayne Drain, actually had us “pray and listen” and then…

Tagged with: First Presbyterian Church at Koolau, Life in the Spirit, our fellow humans as beloved treasures, Pastor Wayne Drain
Posted in encourage and comfort, Expand my Heart, experimentation, Faith, Hearing, Prophecy: a Supernatural Gift of Encouragement, Prophetic Voices, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit

The Joy of Beauty

Posted on November 8, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! Thank You! Thank You for so much beauty! This is a hibiscus belonging to my spiritual director. I think she was puzzled as to why I was taking its photo. She sees theses every day. Hibiscus are…

Tagged with: FaithAction, Honolulu, working together
Posted in beauty, blooming, Enthusiasm, Faith, JOY