“Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.”
-Garth Brooks
“I tried praying. It didn’t work.”
Have you ever heard someone say this before? Or have you ever personally felt that way?
Spirituality
FAITH – THE ALTERNATE SIDE
“Faith is taking the first step when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
Is faith a term that can only be used in the context of religion? Can you have faith without being religious?
Poetry For The Soul
Hello again, Dear Reader. For this week’s installment, I am trying something quite different. With the desire to offer you inspiration in dark days, I have selected some poetry for your perusal. Being a novice at writing poetry, I have been trying my hand at Japanese-style poetry. Many are likely familiar with the Haiku. This … Read more
CONTEMPLATION
OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD TODAY WILL BE CONTEMPLATION. TO CONTEMPLATE OR REFLECT IS OFTEN A GOOD THING IF IT MEANS YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING YOU GROW FROM BY YOUR OWN SELF-OBSERVATION. CONTEMPLATIONS, BECAUSE IT USUALLY INVOLVES A DEEPER LINE OF THINKING CAN OFTEN BE SPIRITUAL. CONTEMPLATION DOES NOT MEAN TO SECOND GUESS EVERYTHING TO … Read more
ADORNMENT
An emotion one feels when we worship something or someone is adornment. Is adornment a positive thing? In my opinion, it can be or not. When I think of “adornment”, I only feel this way towards God and Jesus. However, others can feel adornment towards others. Adornment is placing others on a pedestal. One thing … Read more
Losing a Loved One – Part 2
“If only are eyes saw souls instead of bodies, how different would our ideals of beauty be?” -Unknown In a previous post, I had talked about dealing with deaths of loved ones. To summarize that post, I had written about how to keep loving the person that’s gone. I would like to expand on that … Read more