A daily thought ~ rainy nights

The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.Proverbs 10:22 ESV Sitting looking out my window and standing on the deck with my hands outstretched to collect the rain as it comes past the roof. Tonight was our first rain for the season. Thunder lightening, rain, wind. It had allContinue reading “A daily thought ~ rainy nights”

A daily verse ~ what cost?

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.Isaiah 53:5 ESV What cost? How often do you stop to think about what we cost? Our transgressions, our inequities, our peace, our healing? Pierced, crushed, chastised,Continue reading “A daily verse ~ what cost?”

A daily verse ~ keeping on

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV This verse was exactly what I needed to read this morning. I often get down by how my body seems to unexplainably be wasting away, leaving simple tasks as hugeContinue reading “A daily verse ~ keeping on”

A daily verse ~ relief from grief

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”Revelation 21:4 ESV Oh how I long for this day! Oh how I long to be free from the pain and suffering which weContinue reading “A daily verse ~ relief from grief”