Jesus
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Love Mingled with Grief
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” – Tolkien In my last post, I wrote about the reality of grief and how it Continue reading
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Jesus Predicts His Resurrection
I find it interesting that Jesus did not leave His disciples in the dark when it came to His death or resurrection. Many times He shared that He would suffer, die, and rise again. The response from His disciples ranged from disinterest to actually arguing that it wouldn’t happen if they could help it (remember Continue reading
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Suffering
Matthew 16:21-27 Jesus Predicts His Death How do you respond to suffering? I know how I do, and it is very similar to Peter in this passage. Peter responded to Jesus sharing that He “would suffer many things” and “be killed”, with “Never Lord! This shall never happen to you!” I pretty much say the Continue reading
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Fullness
The touch of Your presence is all that can awaken my soul Knowing You gives my dry heart a rainstorm of refreshment In weariness It is who You are that lifts me up and gives me hope Nothing, nothing, energizes me like Your name which empowers me even in exhaustion This love is a salve Continue reading
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Do you Love Me?
Do you know how you can combat your fears, insecurities, your anxiety, or low self-esteem? The world says, go out and conquer your fear by facing it, lift yourself up so insecurity and low self-esteem disappear, or ease your anxiety with self-help books. Though these world solutions can help you, they do not last, they Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 