Just Reach Out to Him

So much effort; so hard to just extend your hand toward Jesus. In the midst of your pain, you reassure yourself to just reach out to Him.

Hope in a Hopeless World

In the midst of all the suffering, the overwhelming and endless need, sometimes I feel helpless to change anything.

Sunday Praise

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence. – Psalm 42:5 (NASB)

Reassurance

In this temple of God’s creation, I feel his gentle hand upon me
I feel his gentle grace, his love surrounding me

Dawn of Hope

Crouched in fear
Shivering in cold
Unable to see
An unknown future

Prayer Journey — Trust

You have been placed here at this time, this moment in history. You are uniquely qualified for God’s plan for your life.

Prayer Journey — On Your Side

What does it mean to walk with you dear God, to walk side by side on the path of life? To walk the cool path in the woods in the early morning light, showing me the trees and the leaves shimmering in the breeze; walking along a beach in the dark of night, directing my […]

Prayer Journey — True Purpose

May I rest in your purpose, not my own sense of what my purpose is at this moment. Help me not to draw on worldly wisdom, but renew my faith in you; renew my spirit and my hope in you.

Prayer Journey — Advent Joy

What is pure joy? Where is there a joy, a moment that fills you with unexplainable happiness; a joy that overshadows the pain and suffering of this world? It is the joy of a resurrection morning; the joy of realizing Christ Jesus has overcome death; the joy where sorrow and loss is replaced with new […]

#WednesdayWalk — The Faint Cry of Hope

The room was dark. I rolled over on my mat, but the moaning, the breathing, the smell of humanity packed into this small room was too much for me. Here we were, descendants of a great king and now we had descended to this new low. Herded like cattle to be counted by some ruthless […]