The Scripture ~ So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?” Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard…
The Scripture ~ “Serve the Lord with gladness: come before God’s presence with singing.” Psalm 100:2 The Spiritual Focus ~”If we are willing to stand fully in our own shoes and never give up on ourselves, then we will be able to put ourselves in the shoes of others and never give up on…
You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness. Psalm 30:11 Breath Prayer: Inhale Love Exhale More Spiritual Focus “The point is not that this world is too sad to love or too glad not to love; the point is that when you do love a thing, its gladness is a reason for loving…
The Scripture ~ “There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life—fear of death, fear of judgment—is one not yet fully formed in love.” 1st John 4:18 The Message The Spiritual Focus ~ “What is Love?”; “The total absence of fear,” said the Master;…
The Scripture ~ “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 1st John 4:7-8 The Spiritual Focus ~ “ Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all…
The Scripture ~ Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not “mine,”…
The Scripture ~ For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness (hesed) will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,” Says the LORD who has compassion (racham) on you. Isa 54:10 The Spiritual Focus ~ Generosity is the most natural outward…
The Scripture ~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 of them, mortals that you care for them? Psalm 8: 3-4 The Spiritual Focus ~ Your task is not to seek for love, but…
The Scripture ~ Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard…
The Scripture ~ Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105 The Spiritual Focus ~ “Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out.” Anonymous The Breath Prayer ~ Heal with Words The Devotion ~ Many of us grew up with the saying, “…