I am unabashedly a woman of faith and it informs most of my writing.
Tradition holds that King David wrote Psalm 51 after his adulterous affair with Bathsheba. Unable to control his lust, he had her brought to him and arranged the heath of her husband, Uriah. Their love-child died. David begged God to let the child live. God’s answer was, “No”. Then in tears and deep sorrow, he […]
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Emmanuel=God is with us Maranatha=Come Lord, Come! Merry Christmas! Read Luke Chapters 1 and 2 and Matthew Chapters 1and 2 for the best story ever!
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4th Tuesday of Advent December 24, 2024 Mary Symbol=Lilies What a life—Visited by an angel, bearing God’s son, fleeing to a foreign land and seeing your son executed. Rather overwhelming, I’d say. Life is complicated, filled with crushing sorrows and tremendous joys, the tedium of daily chores and the excitement of travel or unexpected upheavals, fear in
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4th Monday of Advent December 23, 2024 Joseph Symbol=Tools Joseph felt betrayed. His beloved was pregnant, but not with his child. It took the appearance of an angel in a dream to convince him of the truth. Snap judgements can be, and often are, wrong. With too little data, or information from unreliable sources, the wrong conclusion
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4th Sunday of Advent December 23, 2024 John the Baptizer Symbol=Shell John, the new Elijah, preached a baptism of repentance and care for others. He baptized Jesus. John was jailed and beheaded by Herod. Herod didn’t like being reminded of his wicked deeds by John. Who of us really wants a mirror held up to us showing
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3rd Saturday of Advent December 21, 2024 Elizabeth Symbol=Mother and Child “Be careful what you pray for, you might just get it!” As an older woman with no children, I wonder if the pregnancy was more than Elizabeth was really prepared for. Were her ankles swollen? Did her back ache? Did she have energy enough to do
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3rd Friday of Advent December 20, 2024 Zachariah Symbol=Pen and Paper Zachariah was struck mute because of his lack of faith. We must not be mute! Be bold when speaking the truth and calling out injustice, deception, and lies. Zachariah got his voice back only when what had been promised to him came true. We can’t wait that
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3rd Thursday of Advent. December 19, 2024 Bethlehem Symbol=Bethlehem From a tiny insignificant town came a great God/Man, Jesus. From a humble acorn, a mighty oak tree springs! First blush may not be telling. The quiet kid may have insights that catch us up short with their wisdom. Flashy, glitzy loudmouths who garner all the attention, may
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3rd Wednesday of advent December 18, 2024 Daniel. Symbol=Crown Several common expressions come from the Book of Daniel. Such as—”feet of clay” and “writing on the wall.” But do we think of the context? If we are not united, we crack and fall. Working for the common good (fighting tyranny) can result in major change. But we
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3rd Tuesday of Advent December 17, 2024 Isaiah Symbol=CandleIsaiah spoke of a people returning to the light—God. His words of comfort still soothe today. This greatest of all the prophets of Advent, promised that “God is with us”. That Emmanuel and a special suffering servant, Jesus, would save us. (see chapters 42:1-7; 49:1-7: 50:4-11: and 52:13-53 for
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