Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: prayer
OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.18.2021
9I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. 11May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.17.2021
When I left home to attend Bible School, my friends gave me a new Bible to take with me. It was a beautiful red, leather bound KJV with my name monogrammed on the front. Truly a thoughtful gift! As it turns out, I didn’t use that particular Bible much for study while at school but …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.16.2021
Prayer and praying follow certain forms in different traditions. A friend, nurtured in the Catholic church, taught me a prayer she said in her home before meals. It sparked something in me and I committed the prayer to memory. Thank you, oh Lord, for these thy gifts for which we are about to receive from …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 11.15.2021
31Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat. 32So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. . . . 46After telling …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 05.05.2021
Jesus is the perfect example of excellent self-care. He worked hard, ministered tirelessly, withdrew regularly. His first time in solitude was extended, forty days to be exact. He did that to prepare himself for public ministry. Emerging from the wilderness, he was empowered by the Holy Spirit to powerfully proclaim that the kingdom of God …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 05.04.2021
Jesus often withdrew by himself to solitary places to pray. He is an example to follow as I make my way through the chaos of life, asking myself, “Am I willing to depart from ordinary life to seek direction in prayer?” Yesterday I noted that before Jesus began his public ministry, he spent 40 days …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 05.03.2021
Solitude and silence are not easy things to choose. Five years ago, I drove to Kentucky to a monastery and spent five days in silent retreat. I read; I journaled; I attempted to learn to draw; I attended the daily hours of prayer; I walked; I slept. It was during a difficult time in our …
Daily Reads 03.02.2020
God’s love…it’s been on my mind. How do I know that I am loved? Am I really seeing what he wants me to see? Am I experiencing his love in the deepest possible way? God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might …
Daily Reads 10.03.2019
Read: Hebrews 4:14-16 Because Jesus gets it, he understands everything about what you are experiencing, we can approach confidently. The writer of Hebrews says we should, “come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help when we need it most.” Our asking …
Daily Reads 10.02.2019
Read: Hebrews 4:14-16 How do I access the grace of God to persist in asking? The scripture for today reminds me that I have a great High Priest who has gone to heaven ahead of me. He is Jesus. He completely gets it. When I have something come up in my life and I need …
Out of the Chaos 