Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a stedfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 Stedfast – fixed in direction; firm in purpose, resolution, faith; firmly established; unwavering. Having lost my husband four and a half years ago, I would say that grief over his passing held me …
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 Fatherhood apparently begins the moment your child is born. However, I believe it happens when you are first entrusted to actually hold the child. I can’t imagine who has the …
St. Augustine’s devout mother, Monica, taught her young son carefully and prayerfully. His brilliance concerned her deeply, especially when, as a young man, he cast off his simple faith in Christ for current heresies and a life given over to immorality. Later, Augustine wrote: “I could not distinguish between the …
“All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.” Proverbs 15:15 Failing is part of coping in this fallen world, but we are supposed to learn from our mistakes. However, there are some things that seem to take some people forever to learn …
