Dear Ones,
Hope your day is full of wonder! We watched the Vikings last night as they had a good win. EmojiEmojiThis morning I have Women’s Bible study and then we are invited to friends this afternoon for coffee and fellowship. Prayers have been requested for the father of one of Kurt’s former co-workers who is Bill Babjak and having open heart surgery on Dec. 26th. Please keep him in your prayers.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Life is full of mystery and there will always be more to discover. But let us also accept that there are things in life that will remain a mystery, and we will never fully know, so let us give up the need to have an answer to everything. More importantly, is the need to see with the eyes of our hearts. Let us find beauty in the things God has made for us to enjoy and let our imagination and sense of wonder see Him in everything.

How do we handle mysteries? Philip Toynbee wrote in his journal as he saw the connection between seeing and loving, he hoped he might become increasingly aware of “the presence of those holy mysteries which surround us all… mysteries (that) are not problems to be solved but realities to be contemplated.” As we look about us, do we sense God speaking and want to strip off whatever may cloud our eyes from seeing Him. There are deep things that are beyond understanding and words and explanations. For the Lord is present in all that He has made and does. Ben Okri said it simply, ”I think we need more of the wordless in our lives. We need more stillness, more of a sense of wonder, a feeling for the mystery of life.”

For all of us in our busy lives, we need also to have times to gear down and to be quiet and to sit in silence if we are to understand things that are beyond words and explanations. It takes humility and openness of heart to take time to wonder and see the Lord in ways that have been hidden to us before. Like the 2 blind men, let us pray, “Lord let our eyes be opened.” Matt. 20:33

Challenge for today: Sit in a quiet place, preferably in nature, and just be with the Lord without words or wanting anything but being together.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy