Gratitude

Galatians 5:13 “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh, rather serve one another humbly and in love.” Freedom is a precious gift, one that invites us to pause and consider not just what we are freed from, but what we are freed…

Galatians 6:3 “For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.” The other day as my husband Joe and I were doing our Bible study; we came across Galatians 6:3. As I read the verse, it struck me like a lightning bolt.  The phrase “when he is nothing” boomed in my…

Ecclesiastes 11:7 “Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.” There is nothing more beautiful than watching the sun rise, especially when it is over a body of water, like a pond or a lake or an ocean. There is a timeless beauty about it that always brings a…

Psalm 23:5 “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies…” I remember when I was younger and first learned this psalm, I did not truly understand what it meant. For the longest time, I thought that it was a way to make my enemies suffer. I believed that the table was…

Philippians 4:11 “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.” Content – A state of peaceful happiness. As I sat in my overstuffed chair by the front bay window, sipping my coffee and looking at the snow falling down, I thought, what…