Good morning... As I wake, an old song wells up within my soul and I marinate in a tried, true favorite performed live in 2007. Though I do not know what language is being translated in this YouTube video, I love the foreign subtitles and the clearly-moved crowd visually reminding me: God's Word lights the path for every person [...]
Good morning... "One hand full of rest and patience is better than two fists full of labor and chasing after the wind," warns Ecclesiastes 4:6 (AMP). As we speed toward Christmas, what a tangible choice our LORD sets before us. First I envision my left hand open, cupping rest and patience, while my right hand is free to accomplish [...]
Good morning... After our recent post, God's Crazy Love, a handful of you wrote affirmation. "Love this!!!" "Today's devotional was so beautiful." "Thank you for this message especially in this crazy time of year when it should be so quiet and calm. He is a good good Father." "Merry Christmas and thank you for making each morning brighter for me." [...]
Good morning... When fully experienced, Scripture can be playfully powerful. This morning, we will soak in the wisdom of Psalm 51:12-15 (MSG). While we slowly read aloud each animated analogy, let's pause, pray, and ponder. Tickling our thoughts, stirring our feelings, releasing our imagination, might the Spirit yearn to softly saturate all of our many layers? Soak me in [...]
Good Morning... On her Facebook page our friend Laura Deisley wrote these words last week: "Fred Rogers often told this story about when he was a boy and would see scary things on the news: My mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.' To this day, especially in times [...]
Good morning... "A couple of years ago, I was in a small group for a year," one subscriber gave me permission to share her personal story. "At the end of our time, the leader gave everyone a Mason jar filled with business card sized pieces of paper folded in half. On each card was a different Bible verse with [...]
Good morning... "The facts of everyday life are a rich source for doomsday thinking and feeling," says Henri Nouwen in his 9.19.17 morning message. "But it is possible for us to resist this temptation and to stand with self-confidence in this world, never losing our spiritual ground, always aware that 'sky and earth will pass away' but the words [...]
Good morning... Guiding wisdom lingers from this week's walk with a friend. "Doing the hard thing now eventually makes life easy. Doing the easy thing now eventually makes life hard." It is easy to do the easy thing. Avoid pain. React impulsively. Lie, cheat, shortcut. Skirt commitment to God, true self, and others. It is hard to do the [...]
Good morning... My own email address was dropped from my "Sue to You" subscription list again. The reason given? "I am no longer interested." Let me assure you, I am still very interested in listening to God with you, morning by morning. Glitches. We all have them. We all hate them. Yet, glitches hold up for us a very important [...]
Good morning... "If you extend your soul to the hungry," she said, "and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will dawn in the darkness and your darkness shall be as the noonday." From Colorado to Atlanta, the slow, soothing voice of my spiritual direction supervisor reached me through the phone, giving me the gift of Isaiah 58:10 (NKJV). God's [...]
