Monthly Archives: February 2016

It is the beginning of Lent.  I was reminded of this when I had lunch with a very close friend, a truly humble and joyful follower of Jesus, a few days ago. When ordering, he said he was not eating … Continue reading →

You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.  No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate.  But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah. The Lord has made proclamation to the … Continue reading →

The exuberance of this amaryllis lily is breathtaking.  In a very few days since I found it sprouting in the dark of our basement it simply burst into a sun of radiance at our warm kitchen window. What a lesson. … Continue reading →

 I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God.  For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns … Continue reading →

In the fall I dig out the amaryllis bulbs, place them in a basket and store them in the dark of the basement.  When Easter approaches I put the bulbs into pots, hoping they will brighten our Easter season. Well, … Continue reading →

Surely he took up our pain, and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and … Continue reading →

This mourning dove is getting used to the snow in our maple tree, after a full day of snowfall.  Spring is around the corner – I hope!

This is what the Lord says – your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go…The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob. They did not thirst when he led them through the … Continue reading →