Hear Ye, Hear Ye, God is Love!

Flowing freely through the days of our lives is the theme that God is love. Over and over again we hear, we read, we see, we feel, the power that is love.  In love God made the universe and created human beings in His own image. In love, He sent His Son Jesus to live on the earth and be sinless and eventually to be crucified for our sins and to be raised again to be seated with God in Heaven.  What a tremendous message for all of mankind.  Yet, so many do not know of this tremendous message.  Some of us even forget about this message in the busyness of life.  The newness of another day is a reminder of how much God loves us and cares about what happens to us.  Even when bad things happen to us, God already knew what we were going to go through and He is prepared to be there to comfort, sustain, be our hope, our strength and our Guide through the trials we face. 

Are we willing to let Him be there for us?  I try but I sometimes wonder how long He is going to make me wait before things get better for me.  I started out really good this year in trying to read my Bible every day and now I've already abandoned it.  Another New Year's resolution busted.  But I know I can start up again any time.  That's the beauty of His Word.  It's always there no matter what.  Whether the day is good or bad, just so-so or absolutely fabulous, His Word is right there for us to contemplate, discover, share, and savor.

God is Love.  His Word is Holy.  God is Holy, His Word is Love.  Holy Love reaching down, enfolding us in everlasting compassion, tenderness and beauty.  I wish we had town criers in every town all across the world just shouting out this fact: "Hear Ye, Hear Ye, God is Love!  His Word is Holy.  You have a Holy Love waiting for you to embrace it.  Hear Ye, Hear Ye, God is waiting.  Come one, come all".  And you don't have to wait for a town crier to spread the news.  God says: You, Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere, that Jesus Christ is born and that God is Love.

Short Update

Things are about the same as they were in the fall when I last posted.  Still waiting on the disability appeal which should take place in fall 2011.  I have been able to start going back to church which is a blessing.  I am riding with the couple that used to provide a ride to me before I was married. I have also attended one of the Tuesday ladies' classes at the church.  One of my dear friends, Linda Olivet, is teaching the class this quarter.  Right now I have plenty of food, still have some canned food from the food bank that I received back in the fall.   Just wish I could finish off paying on some bills that are still outstanding but current living just eats everything up.  My rent went up 20 dollars in January and my cable bill went up 15 dollars as well.   I had to switch pharmacies due to some dispute about upping prices between independent pharmacies and the Teacher Retirement system so my old pharmacy is not taking my insurance card anymore.  But thankfully I was able to find a pharmacy that delivers.  However they charge 2 dollars per delivery and my old pharmacy delivered for free.  I am trying to get back into working on my writing course but I get sidetracked so easily that it is hard to stay focused.  I go to the doctor in about 3 weeks for a checkup.  Hopefully everything will be ok.  I know my A1C (3 month average of blood sugar) will be up and that will be no surprise to me with all the stress I have been under.  But I am thankful my doctor is a Christian and that he's a very good doctor.
Thank you all for your prayers and love.  Please continue to remember me in prayer whenever you can.  I will try to post more often.  Just don't have much to write about other than negative stuff and I know no one wants to hear about that. But I believe God is working and He will show me the way.