True Comfort

READ IT ALOUD: In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul (Psalm 94:19). PONDER IT PRAYERFULLY: Times get tough. Right now, all over the world, there are people facing tough times due to loss, betrayal, discouragement, frustration and many other things. Sometimes people get to levels of trial that are so...

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Weekend Contemplation: Peace-Loving Womanhood #18

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike (Prov 27:15). A woman of virtue should not be an irritating, continual dropping. It is in a woman’s nature and capacity to either light up a room, or ruin everybody’s mood. It is possible to get people to do things when we want them to be done,...

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He Knows, Therefore I Relax

The Word: The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein (Psalm 24:1). Prayerful Contemplation: Yesterday, I found out about a planet, known as Planet X, or Nibiru, that is supposed to be hurtling toward earth, heading for a great collision in 2012. I have no idea how I landed on that...

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Emergency Prayer

The Word: When he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him (Matt 14:30-31). Prayerful Contemplation: It seems to be my nature, and I assume it is human nature, to rush to the Lord more during crises than in good...

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Two Kinds of Peace

The Word: Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen (Matt 28:20). Prayerful Contemplation: For the past month, there has been no short supply of bad news from Africa in general, and Kenya in particular. Kenyans outside their country are afraid to check their phones each time they beep, for fear that it will be...

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