HOW to MAIL a VALENTINE to GOD
by Linda Harper
Because we do not live in a society where wooden or stone images are set up in prominent public places and openly worshipped, it is sometimes difficult for us to understand what “Praise and Worship” are all about. In Old Testament accounts, the Israelites knew how to worship. They worshipped both the True God and, in times of sinful rebellion, turned their devotion and energies to worshipping false gods of wood, stone, gold, the heavenly bodies, etc. They may have often worshipped gods that “were no gods” but they had no problem knowing how to worship!
The “man after God’s own heart”, the psalmist and minstrel, King David, knew how to worship in the way that pleased God. He gave us some guidelines in Psalm 100.
Psalm 100, A Psalm of Praise. 1. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. 3. Know...
"2020 REFLECTIONS"
by Linda Harper, NEW YEAR's DAY 2021
Christmas 2020 is past.
I hope you survived,
The crazy Covid chaos,
and the loss of "Family Time"
Friends kept at a distance,
Masks that hide our smiles,
Our hearts feel sadly empty,
empty arms ache for a hug
Traditions have been trampled.
Not many could endure,
the crush of Covid pressure
That tossed many to the floor
It is what it is, the facts are what they are.
Christmas 2020 was absolutely bizarre!
But the heart of Christmas is "The Christ",
the Child of Promise born.
Nothing can steal the meaning,
or remove the depths of Joy!
Though Traditions may have suffered,
Our Suffering Savior was born.
Nothing can erase the meaning
of what happened that glorious day!
Christmas is kept in our hearts.
The Love of our Father was given,
to ransom our souls from the dark,
with the Light of Truth come down from Heaven
Today let's continue to celebrate
It's the day the Lord has made....
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