The Arms of Love

 

God’s Way Is Restoration

“For God’s purpose, according to which he did not make the human being to perish but to live forever, abides unchanging. When his kindness sees shining in us the slightest glimmer of good will, which he himself has in fact sparked from the hard flint of our heart, he fosters it, stirs it up and strengthens it with his inspiration, ‘desiring all to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.’ For, he says, ‘it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.’ And again he says, ‘God does not wish a soul to perish, but he withdraws and reflects, lest one who has been cast down perish utterly.’” ~ St. John Cassian, Conference 13.7

God in Christ, Christ in Me

Today I contemplate God in Christ and Christ in me. 

It is a good day.

Freedom and Who We Really Are

Freedom is not the power to change who we really are 

but the grace to discover who you really are in God.

My Proverb and My Psalm

Teach me today, Lord Jesus,

for You are my proverb and my psalm,

my wisdom and my praise.

Living Out of the New Creation

Today I am living out of the new creation

and ignoring the remnant echoes

of the old.

Much Better Things

Today I silence all the voices that speak out against me.
The blood of King Jesus declares
much better things over me.

It Is a Good Day

Today I admit my ignorance 

and confess my dependence upon God. 

It is a good day.