Showing posts with label Sunday Solace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sunday Solace. Show all posts
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Sunday, March 9, 2014
SUNDAY SOLACE: What a Difference a Day Makes
"You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness"
―Psalm 30:11, HCSB
―Psalm 30:11, HCSB
When my special needs daughter was little, she always got up in the morning and looked out the window to see if the sun was shining.
I thought of her as, "My sunshine girl."
I thought of her as, "My sunshine girl."
She still is.
She loved the musical, ANNIE.
She still does.
When I was sad, she could always lift me up.
She still can.
She would pat me softly on the shoulder and say, "Don't worry, Mommy. It'll be alright. The sun'll come out tomorrow."
It always did.
May your day be filled with sunshine. And if not today, look outside tomorrow.
Perhaps . . . the sun'll come out.
Perhaps . . . the sun'll come out.
It still does!
"But for you who revere my name,
the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays."
―Malachi 4:2, NIV
Sunday, February 2, 2014
SUNDAY SOLACE: Turn Up the Quiet
"Listening is the beginning of prayer."
~ Mother Teresa ~
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength."
―Isaiah 30:15, NIV
Photo taken at The Cove, Black Mountain, NC 2013
Sunday, December 22, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Shine!
With Winter Solstice comes the shortest day and longest night. For many experiencing difficulty, the days are dark, and the nights are even darker. Would you be willing to step into someone's darkness today? It is there your light will shine brightest.
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. ―Matthew 5:14-16, NIV
Step into someone's darkness.
SHINE!
Sunday, December 15, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: A Mary Spirit
Mary yielded completely to God's plan.
"And Mary said, 'Behold, I am the servant of the Lord;
let it be to me according to your word.'
And the angel departed from her."
And the angel departed from her."
―Luke 1:38, ESV
Oh, to have a Mary spirit!
Oh, to have a Mary spirit!
According to God's Word, when we are faithful in the small things, God will entrust us with greater things (Matt. 25:23).
What is God asking you to do? Are you willing?
Sunday, December 8, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Do You Believe?
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
―Mark 10:13, NIV
Santa places presents under the tree.
Children believe.
God placed his presence upon the tree . . .
Come with childlike faith.
Simply . . . BELIEVE!
The true spirit and meaning of Christmas is alive and well deep within the heart of my friend, Santa Cliff. Yes, Virginia! There really is a Santa Claus, and he is praying for you.
In December 2012, fifty years after donning his first Santa suit, Santa Cliff was inducted into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame in Santa Claus, Indiana. http://ow.ly/ryxYG
Congratulations and Merry Christmas, Santa Cliff!
You can connect with Santa Cliff at http://www.cliffkringle.com/ His book, Santa's Journey, Sharing Christmas Year Round, can be purchased on Amazon. http://ow.ly/ryy0T
Congratulations and Merry Christmas, Santa Cliff!
You can connect with Santa Cliff at http://www.cliffkringle.com/ His book, Santa's Journey, Sharing Christmas Year Round, can be purchased on Amazon. http://ow.ly/ryy0T
Top photo of Santa (not Santa Cliff) was taken at Four Seasons Mall, Greensboro, NC, 2011
Sunday, December 1, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Ever Thankful
"Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day."
~ Robert Caspar Lintner ~
" Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise:
be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
―Psalm 100:4, KJV
Sunday, November 24, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Morning's Song
"In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary."
~ Aaron Rose ~
"The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy."
―Psalm 65:8, NIV
Sunday, November 17, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: As the Deer
"Yahweh my Lord is my strength;
He makes my feet like those of a deer
and enables me to walk on mountain heights!"
―Habakkuk 3:19, HCSB
Sunday, November 10, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Crown of Glory
Our crown has been bought and paid for,
we simply need to put it on.
“What is mankind that you are mindful of them,
a son of man that you care for him?
You made them a little lower than the angels;
you crowned them with glory and honor."
a son of man that you care for him?
You made them a little lower than the angels;
you crowned them with glory and honor."
―Hebrews 2:6-7, NIV
Sunday, November 3, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Hope Floats
O God, thy sea is so big, and my boat is so small.
“For
forty days the roaring floods prevailed, covering the ground and lifting the
boat high above the earth. As the water rose higher and higher above the
ground,
the boat floated safely upon it.” ―Genesis 7:17, Living Bible
“What would it take for this boat to capsize?” Naamah asked.
“This boat is built for high winds and torrential rains,” Noah assured her.
Moments later, “Are you sure we’re not going to perish?”
Her husband’s words always comforted her. It was not what he said so much as the calm manner in which he said it. But how could he be so sure?
"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul,
a hope both sure and steadfast."
―Hebrews 6:19, NASB
Sunday, October 27, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Abba Father
"Children do not find it difficult or complicated to talk to their parents, nor do they feel embarrassed to bring the simplest need to their attention. Neither should we hesitate to bring the simplest requests confidently to the Father." ―Richard J. Foster
"If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
―Matthew 7:11, NIV
Photo is of my great nephew at Holden Beach, NC 2012
Sunday, October 20, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Amazing Love
How do you define love?
We can talk about what love is all we want, but nothing speaks louder than a living example. Don't miss the following real life love story . . . but grab a tissue (or three) first.
"If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love,
I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. "
―1 Corinthians 13:1, NIV
Don't miss the rest of the story . . .
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends."
―John 15:13, NIV
Please visit my devotional blog at the following link
Sunday, October 6, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Silence Is Golden
"For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. "
―Psalm 62:5, NIV
Sunday, September 29, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Go With The Flow
It was in the letting go that their beauty
flowed from among the masses.
~ Starr Ayers ~
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"There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on earth . . .
a right time to hold on and another to let go."
Ecclesiastes 3:1,6 MSG
These leaves finally let go of the lofty position they held for so long―carried by the wind and brought to rest in deep waters. Where the waters will take them is a mystery, but one thing is sure, they served their purpose along the way: They brightened up my day.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Soul Seat
"For a lake to reflect the heavens on its surface . . .
. . . it must be calm."
"In returning and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and confidence shall be your strength."
―Isaiah 30:15, NIV
Today's photo was taken at Northmont Lake, Asheboro, NC ©Starr Ayers 2011
Sunday, September 15, 2013
SUNDAY SOLACE: Come to the Well
"And Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well . . .
when a Samaritan woman came to draw water."
― John 4:6-7, NIV
― John 4:6-7, NIV
Even Jesus took time to rest. It was in his place of rest that
ministry came to him.
ministry came to him.
Why do we feel we must find our place of purpose. Instead, we should simply find our place―find our place before Him; find our place of rest.
Perhaps, when we are at our place, our purpose will present itself.
Just come. Jesus is already there.
Would love to have you check out my devotional blog.
Today's photo was taken at Northmont Lake, Asheboro, NC ©Starr Ayers 2011
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