suffering

  • Wearied

    Photo by Jen Boucher   Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, weak and wounded, sick and sore;  Jesus ready stands to save you, full of pity, love and power.  Come ye, weary, heavy laden, lost and ruined by the fall;  If you tarry till you’re better, you will never come at all.  -Joseph Hart, Come, Ye…

  • Fading Into Glory

    “Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you.”  J.I. Packer, Knowing God Without Apology The last post was about how God holds our hands. The first post four years ago was too. Firm and kind, I often feel His hand guide mine….

  • Wasting Away, Preparing Glory

    Thinking Rumpelstiltskin When All Goes Wrong So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.   2 Corinthians 4:16-17 The Longest Foot When Christians are…

  • Overflow

    Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Romans 15:13 The first jolting text came Sunday at noon. A dear young cousin had fallen in church and couldn’t speak, couldn’t move. She…