Faith

BURYING THE PAST TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THE FUTURE And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.” So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which was by Shechem.

Dear Lord, I know that when you walked on the earth, you trod upon hard places, you felt the strain of this world and the pressures of mental torment. So I ask that you would come besides me now, lead me through this time where my mind cannot cope.

DONE WITH LOVE Let all that you do be done with love. 1 Cor.

The Hemphill church of Christ would like to announce that we have a new minister and his wife, Bro. and Sis. Mark and Margaret Sloan. You may remember that Bro. Mark was here at the church of Christ about 20 years ago, the congregation is happy to have the Sloan’s back.

I woke from my nap and looked at my phone. I had left music playing and now, there was only silence.

Dear Lord, As we rise to meet each new day, please let us be filled with Your spirit. Wherever we go, let us spread love, joy, peace, goodness, and faithfulness.

END THE DISPUTING …but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, 1 Tim. 6:4 As I got up this morning, my pc had updated and rebooted overnight.

This time of forced confinement has given me lots of time to think. I thought back to many years ago. My (now deceased) husband and I were empty nesters and we decided to travel, a bit. He had always loved panning for gold in Colorado. But, there was something similar, lots closer to home. It was the Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Arkansas. At least two nice sized diamonds had been found there, in recent years. We decided to visit it.