As a countenance is made beautiful by the soul’s shining through it, so the world is beautiful by the shining through it of God.
FRIEDRICH HEINRICH JACOBI


When we in darkness walk, Nor feel the heavenly flame, Then is the time to trust our God, And rest upon His name.
Discouraged in the work of life,Disheartened by its load,Shamed by its failures or its fears,I sink beside the road;—But let me only think of Thee,And then new heart springs up in me. S. LONGFELLOW
The True Story of Christmas Luke 2:13-14 NIV Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
1 John 2:24 Be sure, then, to keep in your hearts the message you heard from the beginning. If you keep that message, then you will always live in union with the Son and the Father.
I think of Veruca Salt from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, “I want it NOW!” How many times did I pray for something never realizing how truly awful for me it would have been to have received it!? Mercifully, our Lord knows what it best for us, because He holds the plans for our…
Song of Solomon 7:6 NLT Oh, how beautiful you are! How pleasing, my love, how full of delights!