I imagine the silence was deafening that day between Jesus’ death and resurrection. The disciples' hearts must have been filled with doubt and sorrow on silent Saturday. Every hopeful promise they clung to was buried in the tomb. Life feels the same way sometimes,...
Dear Jesus, How can I ever thank you? My gratitude doesn’t seem like enough. How could it be after all you’ve done for me? I have trouble reading about your last moments on earth. Good Friday feels anything but good. The sorrow of all you had to endure makes my...
As you ponder what it means to be broken and poured out, Jesus tells the group someone will betray Him. Everyone looks around in disbelief wondering who it could be. It seems unfathomable considering Jesus just washed everyone’s feet only moments before — everyone including the betrayer. How could Jesus extend such love, grace, and forgiveness to someone so undeserving? And then a wave of conviction comes over you. You realize how undeserving you are. He washed your feet too.
Do you ever wonder how to hear God's voice? If you are anything like me, I pray and try to listen, but sometimes get confused if what I hear is God or my own thoughts. Thankfully, our relationship with God and knowing His voice gets easier over time. Just like our...
Any other list makers out there? I have them on my phone, on post-it notes, and in my spiral notebooks. I have even been known to add something to the list I have already completed, just to have the gratification to mark it off. I am a doer. If it is written and on...