11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was … Read more
Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8 NIV) Consider that our lives are being shaped each and every day. Thomas Merton said, “Every moment and every even of every man’s life on earth plants something in his soul.” … Read more
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17 NIV) Good relationships should build us up, make us better, accept our failings while trying to help us improve. As iron sharpens iron, our relationships should be the catalyst to living better, being better. We too must be the iron others sharpen against. When … Read more
Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. (Proverbs 13:20 NIV) Walk with the wise and become wise. Seems pretty simple, and luckily I would bet that we can mostly confirm that this is what we strive to do. Few of us go looking for the foolish to be … Read more