Meditations on ""

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

Christmas decorations, inside and outside malls, stores, and homes, have been put up to celebrate the Christmas season.

As we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Christ’s birth, some of us may have negative memories and regrets about past Christmases.

How are we expected to know what is right? How do we know what is wrong?

Many of us have struggled to believe the Word of God as written in the Bible.

We all know that staying sober starts with not picking up a drink or our drug of choice, or returning to whatever our destructive habit was.

As kids many of us sang an action song with the words, “The head bone connected to the neck bone, the neck bone connected to the shoulder bone” and on and on down the bones to the toes.

Meditating on God’s word in the Bible and prayer to our Heavenly Father are positive daily habits that help us rebuild our lives.

Stress comes with daily living. Problems show up without notice.

We are fast approaching the annual celebration of the birth of Jesus, the One God sent to save us and give us peace.

Forgiveness happens when a person willingly forgives the wrongs that have been committed against them by another.

Many of us choose to rely on our own understanding of how life works and what is best for us.