In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the entire inhabited earth should be taxed. ... And everyone went to his own city to be taxed. ... So Joseph also departed from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to the City of David which is called Bethlehem, in Judea, because he was… Continue reading Christmas Eve: An Ordinary Day
Category: Ordinary
nothing noteworthy…
This was the view on my laptop this morning... first thing I saw... the beginning of something which never happened... Yesterday evening... I sat down to write... What do I say today... Lord...? No words came... I walked away... continued to listen... Still... no words to share here... Nothing noteworthy... Only quiet... And that's OK... because… Continue reading nothing noteworthy…
simply grateful…
An ordinary Wednesday... some ups... some downs... Wonder at the ease of some things... and the difficulty of other things... In it all... remembering His presence... His grace... His love... And finding myself... simply grateful... You're my God, and I thank you. O my God, I lift high your praise. Thank God -- he's so… Continue reading simply grateful…
resting in His grace…
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to angerand abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide,nor will he keep his anger forever.He does not deal with us according to our sins,nor repay us according to our iniquities.For as high as the heavens are above the earth,so great is his steadfast love toward those… Continue reading resting in His grace…
prayer… spiritual breathing…
Prayer is not a subject on its own. Prayer is not a specialist activity. In a symphony orchestra some play the clarinet, some play the oboe, some play the violin, and some play the trombone. But in the Christian life it is not that way: we don't have some who visit the sick, some who… Continue reading prayer… spiritual breathing…