A friend who will stand by meeven though she knows every secret sinthat I have committed. A friend who will catch every tearthat rolls down my facein the palm of her handsbecause I am precious to her. A friend who will carry mewith her arms wide openwhen my life is falling to pieces. A friend […]
Read more »A friend who will stand by meeven though he knows every secret sinthat I have committed. A friend who will catch every tearthat rolls down my facein the palm of his handsbecause I am precious to him. A friend who will carry mewith his arms wide openwhen my life is falling to pieces. A friend […]
Read more »Jesus prayed: “Father forgive them. They don’t know what they are doing” (Luke 23: The Message) Jesus is demonstrating the true nature of God on the cross. The true nature of God is love. Jesus had been brutally beaten and then nailed to the cross. A large nail at a time had been hammered into his […]
Read more »“I’ll sell off the whole world to get you back” From: The Message: Isaiah 43 Just think for a moment – that God is so passionately in love with you that he would sell the whole world that he has made to get you back to himself. God is prepared to pay such a huge […]
Read more »When I am struggling with life and finding it difficult to copemy prayer is simply‘I place myself in Jesus’ care’. When I don’t know which way to turn and who to turn tomy prayer is simply‘I place myself in Jesus’ care’. When I am restless at night and cannot sleepmy prayer is simply‘I place myself […]
Read more »I cry out to you during the day. I stay awake at night calling on your name, but you do not answer me. I have no one else besides you, Please don’t turn your back on me. Help me! I need you! You alone know my pain and loneliness and you understand it. Why have […]
Read more »God transforms a great sinnernamed Saul into Saint Paul Saul watched nearby as Stephen (a follower of Jesus) was being dragged out of the city by a mob. He was then violently stoned to death. Saul took responsibility and approved of his death.This was the beginning of terror that he inflicted on the Christian community. […]
Read more »“I am going back to my father” (Luke 15 The Message) The prodigal son had messed up in a big way. He had turned his back on his family, left home, and decided to go his own way. He thought his own way would lead to happiness and success. While he was away from home he spent […]
Read more »“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship” (Romans 12 The Good News Bible) What God requires from us as individuals is to offer ourselves to him as a living sacrifice. This is God’s desire […]
Read more »Dear God I cry out to youHave mercy on mePlease help mePlease don’t turn your back on meI feel so desperately aloneI feel no one understandsMy pain, my loneliness and my isolationYou know what I am going throughYou understand meYou know mePlease support, comfort and hug mePlease be my friend and companionThroughout this life In […]
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