Category: be transformed
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Mary’s Song
One thing that strikes me is that Mary worships in the face of trouble. At twelve to sixteen years of age, pregnant and betrothed to a man that is not the father of her precious child and Saviour. She sees things as God sees them – dealing with what matters and ignoring the semantics. This…
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Mary and Elizabeth
Back to the story of Mary and Elizabeth. We learned that Elizabeth and her husband Zechariah were wither in their fifties or sixties. They were childless. Mary, Elizabeth’s relative was between 12 and 16 years old. As with women of the New Testament, they were marginalised, rural dwellers living in small villages. (Hence the mention…
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Shifting sands once more
“The birds have been circling for a while now”, said the young girl. She went on, “Yesterday felt much worse!'”
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Navigating singlehood to a relationship
here I was, swimming in the depths of the sea. I heard the Lord ask me to go deeper with Him. As I swam deeper still, He asked me to look up and I saw the sun’s rays gently fracture the water directly above. The water currents gave the dancing sunlight, streaming down into the…
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I know it and I see it!
After the sermon, I honestly could not recall my assignment and my husband and I had a giggle about it – he had no recollection of his either. We had sadly, lost our focus and fumbled our way down a winding and semi-lit path!
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Unwrapped Delight!
Another chance to settle down, unwind and pray. A chance to refresh, reconnect and enjoy the wisdom, grace and love of the Holy One. Time to sit at His feet and gaze at His glory and revel in His warm comfort – the perfect place of joy. The unravelling is on course.
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I’d Rather Be…
How many times have I had the thought – ‘I would rather be…’ run through in my head? There are times in life when we find ourselves in places doing things that are outside our comfort zone. Things get uncomfortable, turn tough and even feel rough only for a season. Pain seems to carry extra…
