by Karen | Dec 15, 2020 | Reflections
Father, I want this holiday season to be filled with light instead of darkness. Please help me discard my emotional masks and be real before You as well as my family and friends. Father, help me make this holiday season an offering of praise to You. In Jesus’...
by Karen | Dec 9, 2020 | Reflections
Dear Heavenly Father,This is my one word prayer: PEACE.I can’t see ahead. I don’t know what to do.Here are all my fears and my questions… [share yours]I want to experience your perfect peace.Let it be with me. Just as you say.Hold me, God, so I can hear you whisper to...
by Karen | Dec 6, 2020 | Reflections
As the story goes, in 1839, a Lutheran minister working at a children’s mission in Germany created a wreath out of the wheel of a cart. The minister placed 20 small red candles on the outer ring of the wheel and four larger white candles inside the ring, lighting the...
by Karen | Dec 2, 2020 | Reflections
Lord God, winter is upon us and the days are short. The lack of daylight is difficult, in an already difficult year. Our world can feel dark and cold. Grant us strength as we wait, prepare, and hope. Help us to focus on the light and love of Your salvation. Amen....
by Karen | Nov 30, 2020 | Reflections
Advent is a time of waiting and longing. It can be seen as a season of surprises too of God showing up sometimes when and where we least expect Emmanuel: in a womb, in a barn, as a poor minority fleeing an oppressive system, at a soup kitchen, and in a family member...
by Karen | Nov 25, 2020 | Reflections
Dear Heavenly Father,Help me to hear your voice.Touch me once again.Give me the courage to be your beloved.Give me courage to choose joy.I need you now this Christmas.Be born in me again. Today.In Jesus’ name, Amen.~Bonnie Gray, from “Why it Takes Courage to...
