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Devotions from Judy’s heart It’s hard to believe that a small item like a computer can be a treasure one minute and a frustration beyond words the next. I have also written lately on change and how we grow through it….but it isn’t always fun! After about 8 years, I have a new computer but it is…
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As some of you know, I have been a Lutheran Pastor for over forty years. As Lutherans, we pay attention to the liturgical year. The 28th of December is designated as “The Holy Innocents, Martyrs” day. On this day we remember how wicked King Herod went on a rampage and killed innocent baby boys after the birth of…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart Last time we were at our son, Kurt’s, I gave the grandkids a prize on our arrival. Grant was excited but when he opened it up and found a bear puppet, his face fell. He was expecting a truck or something more fun. He said “Grandma, that’s not a prize!” So…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart One day I was taken to the home of a potter’s shop and as I looked up towards his house of barn-wood it looked anything but elegant. But once inside was a different matter. It was filled with beautiful works of art on the walls, tables, and every where. I felt like…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart Yesterday we got in on the children’s Christmas program and what a delight. There were readings of scripture as each of the characters in the Christmas story came in. When they had all made their entrance they were quite angelic at first. Before long one of the angel’s halo began to tilt…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart As we celebrate Christmas, our focus is on the greatest treasure ever given, Jesus. When I look back on previous Christmas times, perhaps it is in our losses that we are made more aware of our wondrous Treasure. I think back of a loved one, going through a divorce, who came to spend Christmas with us in California.…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart I read a beautiful poem by a 12 year old girl who wrote it the night before she was struck by a car and died 8 days later. She talked about hesitating with fear to go through a door but then being willing and going through it with hope. The last line of…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart During this Christmas time so many doors are decorated beautifully for this season. Doors are important as they are a passageway to where we are going. The opening of the door to our heart allows us to see more of the treasure of who He has made us to be and…
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Thomas Merton was one the great spiritual voices of the 20th century. He died in 1968 by accidently electrocuted himself in Bangkok, Thailand. He rarely traveled. But he had received permission to speak at a religious conference in Bangkok. He gave this parting advice to those in attendance. “If you forget everything else that has been said,…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart Our lives have changed and we keep praying and seeking His will as to where we will find a church home. At a new church on Saturday night when it came time to pass the peace, a little Down’s syndrome boy shook my hand and then bent over and kissed me so…