On God's surprises and faithfulness
Just as one sits wondering if one is doing the right thing, when a friend asks "have you prayed about it"? The answers come... the new blooms in the garden for moral support today a wonderful reading from Acts 16:9-15 13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. 15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us. and the comments from With Love to the World : Many of us consider church to be a settled place. Some have appropriated images of "journey" for their spiritual life, but may sti...