Praise always the good. Set your mind on things above, and do not allow waste in your thinking. I see the good and the bad. My eye knows all the ill intent of man and beast, but there is great in the pain. There is the best for each of Read more
For whom do you work? If it is not for the Lord, then for whom? Is the master of your soul He who redeems, who sets forth future and protection? For all serve to this end, but to whom? My people break faith to empty idols, lifeless faces promising ease and blessing, Read more
The lighting of a fire is not in haste. Slowly it begins, small to the eye, but glowing hot with the breath of the ignitor. The flame sprouts in the quiet between, then more is added, slowly not to smother, until greater and greater its intensity, able to absorb even the Read more
To he who walks without counsel, it is he who will find only a close, but barren field. The wanderer knows not his way, and seeks no counsel. He starts with fervor but wanes with doubt. Tossed to-and-fro by wind and waves, lost and without fruit for the wandering, he Read more
They returned. Not all came to see, but those who saw returned not the same. To those still in darkness, light and joy was brought by those who had heard, seen and believed. You have heard My voice; you have seen My salvation; you have believed in My Name and Read more
As the river moves, it seems its own power. Mighty waters sweep and churn as if the force is of itself pressing forward, but the force of the water is not of the water; it is of the earth. In its unmoving mass, the earth draws down. Great mass creates Read more
The struggle of some is not of others. The greater the mind of contemplation, the more difficult the decision. He who thinks deeply is blessed, but also carries great burden, for the arrogance of knowledge can veil the truth. The hunter charges the seen quarry, but does not move until Read more
Creation is as surface. As the flesh covers the greater interior workings of man, so this creation is of surface to the eternal. The spirit is unseen; the soul contained but ungrasped. These are of the eternal. The body corruptible is but a tabernacle, that the eternal may dwell in Read more
I Am not of the heavens, for these cannot hold Me. I Am over all creation, holding its being and sustaining all law and time. You are of My creation, given life by My holy breath that you would know I have called you. Rise up to this. There is Read more
You who are steadfast in joy and gladness, built of thankful praise, it is in you that I am seen by others. Hearts reflecting unflickering faith, reflect true trust in the God unseen – a leaping heart that does not waver with trial, constant in thanksgiving beyond circumstance or conflict. Holding Read more