Tagged: “God’s Mercy”

Windswept – March 2016

We love to hear a story in which the “underdog” somehow manages to make it out on top–it is both heart-warming and exciting! I wonder if Jesus’ very first followers could have anticipated how his story would unfold? Jesus had told them that he would suffer—they didn’t want to believe it. Jesus told them he would die—they definitely didn’t want to believe that. When Jesus did die on the cross, things surely looked grim. What would become of them?

March 3, 2016 No comments

Windswept – February 2016

O taste and see that the LORD is good;
happy are those who take refuge in him. —Psalm 34:8

One of God’s greatest gifts are the five senses God has given us to take in and enjoy all that God has made.

January 29, 2016 No comments

Windswept – January 2016

Happy New Year! This seems to be the time of year when many of us think about what was and what may come, and we resolve-sometimes successfully and sometimes not so much-to try to “better ourselves”, quite often in the area of living a healthier lifestyle.

January 4, 2016 No comments

Windswept – December 2015

What are you waiting for? When have you longed for the dawn? Waiting – for all kinds of things – is part of our human condition, isn’t it? We wait for longed for events, for births, spring-time, reunions, and promotions. We also wait for test results, an illness to pass, for a loved one’s forgiveness, for conflict resolution, for the gentle death of an aged love one. When will the dawn come?

December 3, 2015 1 comment

Windswept – November 2015

“Because of God’s Great Mercy” is the title of Spirit of Joy’s stewardship emphasis this year. We begin the emphasis by remembering all that God has done for us. God has created us and made us God’s own people. God has chased us with goodness and mercy through our trials.

October 30, 2015 No comments