I want always to put strong wings on weary hearts, including my own, in every thing I share with you each week. Here are several entries from my 2017 Journal.
"The message of Christmas is that the material world is bound to the invisible spiritual world." (2017-Anglican Digest) "God is coming to you and so much to give. All you have to do is trust-and wait. God never runs out of time, or love, or space. May you be blessed to know that today." (Sophfronia Scott- Forward Day by Day-2017) "Many are the torments of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord." (Psalm 32:10) Blessings, love, and hugs, Fr. Jack. "Every experience God gives us, every person he puts in our lives,
is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see." (Corrie Ten Boom) I placed this quotation in my 2009 Prayer Journal. I think Corrie's life story is so appropriate for the Advent season, because she lived her life trusting in the Lord. Lornelia Arnolda "Corrie" Ten Boom was a Dutch Watchmaker and later a writer. She and her family were devout, strict Calvinists in the Dutch Reformed Church. During World War II they hid some 800 Jews in their home from the Nazis and saved them. They were eventually betrayed by Dutch people who cooperated with the Nazis. Corrie, her father and sister, were sent to Concentration camps. Only Corrie survived. After the war, Corrie returned to Holland to start a rehab ministry for Concentration camp survivors. She included Nazi cooperators in it, too. She also started a worldwide ministry, and wrote a book titled, "The Hiding Place." Corrie, 1893 to 1983, died in Orange County, California. "Whenever I am afraid, I will put my trust in God." (Psalm 56) Blessings, love, and hugs, Fr. Jack. Living in today, in the now of life. I found these quotations to be very helpful to me. I put them in my 2015 Prayer Journal. I thought you might like them, too. Blessings, love, and hugs, Fr. Jack.
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." (Soren Kierkegaard, 1813 to 1885, Danish Philosopher) "We look backward we see themes, incidents, and phases. We don't see our lives in the context of where we are headed. Hindsight may be 20/20, but only if we forget that memories and truth are not the same." (The Rev. Steve Lawler, Anglican Digest, 2015) "I lift my eyes to the hills - from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth." (Psalm 121: 1-2) |