Devotions from Judy’s heart I thought of this verse many times today…“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills will burst into song before you, and the trees of the field will clap their hands.” Isaiah 55:12. As we have been traveling we have seen many…

Devotions from Judy’s heart When we were at Grace and Tom’s house, I got up at 5 a.m. and went to the kitchen where I found a note saying the coffee was already to go. What a welcome sight!  All I had to do was push a button and it was exactly what I was…

Devotions from Judy’s heart On our trip here,when I was swimming in the hotel pool, there was no one else there so I just prayed as I swam and enjoyed the freedom. I thought I was alone but I looked up and there was a security camera. I thought of the verse from Luke 8,…

Devotions from Judy’s heart “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Ecc 3:1.   Are we in the season God would have us in?  Living up north, it seems the weather can change drastically from one day to the next. Just recently I was home and down on the…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Isn’t it wonderful when we are received with open arms and know the other person truly welcomes us into their life?  Each time I go to my friend Julie’s, her dog Molly get so excited and gives me the most wonderful greeting. Her tail almost wags off and she runs to…

Devotions from Judy’s heart We have been enjoying the beautiful mountains and the verse came to mind from Matt. 17:20 “IF you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move.’ Nothing will be impossible for you.” Sometimes it seems our…

 Devotions from Judy’s heart Forgiveness is a choice we make, just like cleaning our windshield was yesterday. We could have kept going with all the bugs blocking a clear vision but how much better to have it cleaned!  And you may not believe this, but today as we got gas the manager came out and…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Today as Al was napping, I was driving along and kept hearing zap, zap, zap. At 75mph the bugs were hitting the windshield and it got covered over with them so my vision was not as good. It was like a reminder to me of how our spiritual vision gets clouded…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart As I shared yesterday, Al is helping with the Spiritual Direction course at St. Scholastica and it is made up of people of all walks of life—from a nun to a Unitarian.  We might think it would be nice if  all of them were alike and on the same page,…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Are our blinds pulled? Do we miss the beauty of the Lord because we are closed down? While at the monastery we stayed in the room reserved for priests and pulled the blinds closed at night. But if we never opened them we would miss what God has. We don’t need…