Poem – You Are Blessed…

Author unknown
If you own just one Bible, you are abundantly blessed; 1/3 of the world does not have access to even one.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive the week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the [...]

Devotion – Poem – Recalling His Enduring Mercies

By Daphne Eilein Landers
I hadn’t seen her for several weeks. So I led a group of women to visit with Nuri, an elderly homebound woman from our church. After hugging and kissing her, I fixed Nuri and her husband dinner. Another woman pulled weeds from the garden. Another ironed her husband’s clothes, while others tidied [...]

Poem – Fatherly Loving Me

by Denise Robinson
I thought as God’s child I’d have some kind of exemption.
Life would be better for me because of this redemption.
I thought He’d clear the rocks, fill the holes and let me see.
I thought for sure You’d do that, Lord–why? Because You love me.
‘Yes, I love you’, I can hear Him say–
‘Enough to [...]

Poem – A Person of Strength

A strong person works out every day
to keep his body in shape,
but a person of strength kneels in prayer
to keep his soul in shape.
A strong person isn’t afraid of anything,
but a person of strength shows courage
in the midst of his fear.
A strong person won’t let anyone
get the best of him,
but a person of strength gives [...]

Welcome Spring!

“It’s Spring again!” the robins chirp while playing on the lawn,
The gray of winter now is past — warm, sunny days will dawn,
The crocus and the daffodil are beautifully arrayed,
And cluster of shy violets bow meekly in the shade.
From every nook and cranny I can see new life abound,
Bursting forth triumphantly from death within the [...]

A HopeKeepers Prayer

Creator, Almighty One,
May today there be peace within each of us.
May we trust that You are have called us to be here and that this is where we are meant to be.
May You help us to remember the infinite possibilities that are born of faith, not only in You, but in ourselves and those around us.
May [...]

I Find No Fault

“I find no fault in Him!”
The crowd heard Pilate say,
And yet they took my precious Lord
To Calvary to pay
The price for all the sin and wrong
That we would ever do.
While knowing that someday we all
Would stand and be judged, too.
They led Him down that lonely road,
“Way of Suffering” the name,
They mocked Him and they scourged [...]

The Will of God

As we begin our new year it can be tempting to wonder if God really understands that our bodies cannot keep up with our dreams of all we’d like to do – for Him, ourselves, our family, those we care about.
But He does know exactly how you are feeling today. . . and how you [...]

Every Day Is Christmas

A friend recently sent me this and this year, more than any other, I can relate to it since I have been dependent on friends and strangers to help drive me around from place to place as I continue to recover from joint replacement surgery in my hand.
I hope it encourages you to continue to [...]

Jesus, God’s Love in A Stable!

Jesus, on a snow-white laden night
He came to us this star-bright night.
He was born simply, humbly, too -
A stable of hay and animals few.
Mary, in pains of birth – she knew!
Joseph, to him, it was all so new.
Mary and Joseph a couple pure
Following God’s directions, sure!
They knew this town of Bethlehem
So special it was to [...]

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