Saturday, December 30, 2006
Communion with thanksgiving
Praise the LORD for new life...
His amazing plan for our lives...life with purpose, with hope, in love and full of truth and grace.
Where was this year in terms of satisfaction, growth, blessing, struggle and drawing into the arms of our God and our Creator?
New life, change to something pure, someone holy...worthy to be in the company of Almighty God, Jesus Christ, the risen Savior of the world...full of the Holy Spirit to worship to pray to seek His righteousness to experience His goodness that changes things, changes lives and our perspective to relate to other people with love.
Love in Christ Jesus, love in community, hope in our salvation that came at the Cross and is poured out in fullness and in truth each time we embrace His amazing grace and mercy.
May your heart be full of Him, may our sins be forgiven as we forgive those who have sinned against us and may our love grow in tremendous waves of purpose and expectation for the return of Jesus...He is coming soon.
His amazing plan for our lives...life with purpose, with hope, in love and full of truth and grace.
Where was this year in terms of satisfaction, growth, blessing, struggle and drawing into the arms of our God and our Creator?
New life, change to something pure, someone holy...worthy to be in the company of Almighty God, Jesus Christ, the risen Savior of the world...full of the Holy Spirit to worship to pray to seek His righteousness to experience His goodness that changes things, changes lives and our perspective to relate to other people with love.
Love in Christ Jesus, love in community, hope in our salvation that came at the Cross and is poured out in fullness and in truth each time we embrace His amazing grace and mercy.
May your heart be full of Him, may our sins be forgiven as we forgive those who have sinned against us and may our love grow in tremendous waves of purpose and expectation for the return of Jesus...He is coming soon.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
The Blessing at Christmas; Praise God
I have always thought that the Resurrection was the most important holiday, and my heart still says that is true. This year, I think that celebrating the coming of the Christ Child...getting prepared, seeking the LORD in prayer, asking for purity of heart, soul, mind and knowing that we are getting closer to the Second Coming of Jesus is about as exciting as it has ever been.
My prayer this Christmas season is for the kids and moms and families at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission...working with Second Reformed Church, Pastor Rob, Jan, Dennis, Bob and the Youth group to serve and love and minister as Total has done for the last seven years and loving all it involves and praising Him in it all.
I also hope that my Aunt Susie, Julie, Joni and Amy and their families will be recipients of great comfort and joy in the midst of sorrow at the loss of Uncle Dale...may they know that he is with Christ, to return at the next arrival of the King of kings and LORD of Lords.
I pray that my daughters will all come home and let us be a family again, full of love and devotion and commitment. For healing and restoration and grace and salvation...what greater gifts could be given than those already given by our Wonderful God, Jehovah. Praise and glory to the Creator of all good things. Amen and Hallelujah
My prayer this Christmas season is for the kids and moms and families at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission...working with Second Reformed Church, Pastor Rob, Jan, Dennis, Bob and the Youth group to serve and love and minister as Total has done for the last seven years and loving all it involves and praising Him in it all.
I also hope that my Aunt Susie, Julie, Joni and Amy and their families will be recipients of great comfort and joy in the midst of sorrow at the loss of Uncle Dale...may they know that he is with Christ, to return at the next arrival of the King of kings and LORD of Lords.
I pray that my daughters will all come home and let us be a family again, full of love and devotion and commitment. For healing and restoration and grace and salvation...what greater gifts could be given than those already given by our Wonderful God, Jehovah. Praise and glory to the Creator of all good things. Amen and Hallelujah
