Wishing you a beautiful Tuesday! The Photo Word of the Day is Enter.

I love this photo! It is simply breathtaking. The sun entering the day! I took this early on a Sunday morning as I was preparing to go to church. It was a gorgeous reminder of God’s unfailing love. That morning was cold and brisk but the sun warmed my heart💛

“From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised.”

~Psalm 113:3

“Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, so that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?”

~Job 38:12-13

C. S. Lewis-

“To enter heaven is to become more human than you ever succeeded in being on earth; to enter hell is to be banished from humanity.” (The Problem of Pain)

“They Open A Door And Enter A World” (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)

Let the Light Enter

BY FRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER

The Dying Words of Goethe“

Light! more light! the shadows deepen,
And my life is ebbing low,
Throw the windows widely open:
Light! more light! before I go.

“Softly let the balmy sunshine
Play around my dying bed,
E’er the dimly lighted valley
I with lonely feet must tread.

“Light! more light! for Death is weaving
Shadows ‘round my waning sight,
And I fain would gaze upon him
Through a stream of earthly light.”

Not for greater gifts of genius;
Not for thoughts more grandly bright,
All the dying poet whispers
Is a prayer for light, more light.

Heeds he not the gathered laurels,
Fading slowly from his sight;
All the poet’s aspirations
Centre in that prayer for light.

Gracious Saviour, when life’s day-dreams
Melt and vanish from the sight,
May our dim and longing vision
Then be blessed with light, more light.

ειρήνη – “Peace” in Greek, reference listed below.

~Peace~ειρήνη~Charlotte

References:

https://biblehub.com/greek/1515.htm

https://www.biblegateway.com/

https://biblehub.com/topical/e/entering.htm

https://www.goodreads.com/

C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had the weekend you wished for! This is a new week and Praise God from whom all Blessings flow. Amen! 🙏🏻

Today, try to find ten minutes you can give yourself to just “be.” Close your eyes and imagine the wilderness that is your life. Is it calm? Is it a raging storm? Perhaps a volcano or avalanche of sorts. As you see yourself are you able to see others that are traveling with you, supporting you or mere companions on the journey? After reading my devotional today, I began to recall some of my dark wilderness experiences and when I look very closely I was never alone. God has always provided in times of need. Some individuals are still prominent in my life while others have drifted away. I have no doubt they are continuing to help others because that’s what they do, it is their gift. I have been extremely blessed with caring and compassionate people in my life. I’m thankful for the time we had together and the memories that were made. Memories that will be forever in my heart. I often reminisce about my friends I grew up with and the shenanigans we got into. My college days are the fondest of all. People who drastically changed my life in ways I never imagined. I have one friend I know I can always lean on, she befriended me at a time in my life when I was clearly clueless of the world around me. We have maintained a friendship that mirrors family through more decades than we want to admit. I don’t think she truly knows just how rare of a friend she really is. I’ve always loved this poem, it speaks volumes about the impact that people have in others lives.

*Photo: Indianapolis, IN

Breathe, Relax. Rest assure that God is always with you. Recover.

“We must do the work on our own, but not without the comfort of our fellow travelers nearby.” -Rev. Sam McGlothin

ειρήνη – “Peace” in Greek, reference listed below. 

~Peace~ειρήνη~Charlotte

References:

https://www.biblegateway.com/

https://www.abingdonpress.com/

The Sanctuary for Lent 2020 by Sam McGlothin