This prayer written by an Anonymous Abbess is such a timely reminder in such troubling times. Keep humble, keep loving, keep pouring out grace, keep thankfulness for the grace others extend to you at the forefront of your day. Leadership is never easy, even if the only person we lead is ourselves. —— Lord, thou […]
Author: Katherine Walden
What Did a Poor Turkey Ever Do to You?
Happy Thanksgiving Canadian style! Canadian Thanksgiving Day has different roots than American Thanksgiving Day, but the two things our days share are family and food. Lots of food. Turkey is the protein of choice in most homes. I used to have a love-hate relationship with Thanksgiving if the truth were to be told. I loved […]
Are You a Hoarder and Don’t Realise It?
When I wrote the following devotional several years ago, 2020 – the year of global hoarding – wasn’t on my radar. I had no idea that frightened people would stampede supermarkets to stockpile on toilet paper, baby wipes, and yeast. In March 2020, members of the not-so-secret society of “The First Order of the Closet […]
I Need Your Help
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God’s Gifts are Gifts, Not Loaners He Expects Back
When someone gives you something, it now belongs to you. Be grateful for it, but take ownership of it. A gift given is a permanent transaction. It is no longer in their possession, it is in yours. I love to give; it’s my love language to be able to give to others. It dismays me […]
9/11 – A 2020 Perspective. Have we forgotten what Fuels Evil?
Remember: We promised on 9/11/01 that we would NEVER forget. The horror of those lives lost will stay in our minds forever, but how quickly we forget the purpose of that evil act was to silence freedom of speech (Don’t say anything against Mohammed), and freedom of religion (if it was not their religion of […]