for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. Romans 10:12** I come poor, tired. Ragged. My flesh resists coming. What do I have to offer You? I reason. I have it all wrong. Something still draws me in. Maybe habit, maybe Holy alluring. Praise God for...
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. Psalm 63:3** Almost daily, I am enticed to covet. When my life and calling feel too thick, green thoughts drop into my head: why couldn’t I walk the road of another? Why this road Lord?...
Psalm 66:5 Come and see the works of God; He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.** Come and see — this is the lifestyle you have called me to. To come and see You, and in so doing call others to do the same. Because when I look I get lost. When I...
Psalm 31:19 Oh, how great is Your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have prepared for those who trust in You in the presence of the sons of men! ** Your goodness is rich, Oh my God. You pour goodness over all that is ugly and make it...
I pass it ten times a day and think “oh, I need to water that.” Poor, neglected houseplant that has traveled with me from Virginia to Missouri, through my footloose and fancy-free days to being a mother of two. And then four. This plant has seen it all....
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Psalm 29:2 ** For days now, since I’ve read this, I have been asking You: what is the beauty of holiness? Dropped into my mind and onto my life today, this — nothing but You. Holiness is when all of me is lost in...
