Meditations on "Acceptance"

Too many of us carry a harsh picture of God and believe He looks for ways to be displeased with us.

Life has its ups and downs and doesn’t always treat us fairly.

We all need hope. Today we are affirming the hope we will experience when what has been impossible for us to do on our own becomes possible as we reach out for help to a Power greater than ourselves.

After all the hype and preparation for Christmas we now get back to quieter days before the New Year celebration.

Many children will go to bed tonight with the thought “One more sleep until Santa Claus comes.

In the Bible we read of many festivals that the people of Israel celebrated because God had intervened on their behalf.

How do we feel when people who should recognize us don’t?

Just for today I will be unafraid, believing that as I trust in God with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding, He will lead me along a good path.

Being a “dry drunk” is a term used to describe a person whose actions and attitude are pretty much the same as they were when they were drinking.

Christmas – it really happened! God came to our planet.

To be reconciled with someone who has wronged us is difficult.

Jesus was often challenged by the self-righteous actions of some of the religious leaders who saw themselves as guardians of God’s law.