Clean

He examined me and said “You’re clean.”
A leper no more, my mind serene.
The priest declared it. His word is true.
I’m healed and I’m whole, my life renewed.
I’m cleansed and restored. New flesh I wear.
An outcast no more. No shame to bear.
 
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You have a High Priest who’ll do the same.
He’ll forgive your sins, your soul [...]

Consider the Oyster

When an oyster gets an irritation it has three choices. The oyster can:
      *flush it
      *live an agitated life
      *make a pearl         
 David said,  “. . . thou hast known my soul in adversities” (Psalm 31:7).  Life’s irritations , or adversities, are often the window for God and others to see what’s really on the inside us.
Dear Lord,
 Search me and [...]

Fruit Give-Away

In my daily email devotional from www.christianwomentoday.com is a story about a young girl who wanted to prepare her heart for Christmas. She decided to give fruit away. Not the apples and oranges you see in the store. She asked God to give her opportunities to give away the fruit of the Spirit.
I’ve decided to [...]

Did You Know?

As I listened to Mary Did You Know, some other did you know thoughts came to mind.
Barn mice did you know you’d be among the first to hear His voice?
Bethlehem did you know out of you would come the Bread of Life?
Innkeeper did you know your stable would be the birthroom of a king?
Manger did [...]

Remembering Pearl Harbor

I asked several people where they were when they first heard the news about Pearl Harbor. Two of them told me they were very young and couldn’t remember. One friend told me she was 4 years old and lived on a farm.
She remembered how her Mom would light the kerosene lamps every evening as they sat by the radio and listened [...]