I have been so, so helped by the article “I choose Love” by Steve Henn that appeared in the November 15 issue of the Sentinel [“United through the Bible”].
After my mother’s passing, I found in her apartment a small red box with letters that she had saved from her active correspondence with friends and family.
Christ moments of deep deepness bathe and comfort joyfill me beauty humor wrapping round all I love safe quiet.
Members were encouraged to take a moment to remember in their hearts why they felt grateful for church before passing the collection bag to the next person.
The Manual is there for us—has been since 1895. It’s not running to us or poking at us with a stick when we run astray. It’s there shepherding, guiding us.
For years I would react to stress with insomnia, and, when I did sleep, I was often awakened by frightening dreams and images that even had me bolting out of bed, heart racing, as if someone or something were lurking in the shadows.
The more we look to God as the source of our stability and supply . . . the more we gain the gift of a consciousness at peace, and feel free to be givers.