This song has been in my heart this morning.  I hope that it stays there for a while.  It’s from All Sons and Daughters and is based on this exceptional bit of Psalm

It’s another day, let’s do this

Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. (Luke 9:23 NIV)

Can there be any better way to start a Monday than a reminder like this:

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 ESV 

There are times in our lives when things just don’t come our way quick enough. Periods of restlessness, or frustration or apparent indecision or failure.  It’s during these times that verses like this remind us who is in control and who’s time-table we follow.

These verses are especially captivating for me now.

40 I waited patiently for the Lord;

Today, I wanted to share a few words from the Christ that I have found extremely difficult to keep in the forefront of my mind over the last several days.  However, it’s something that when we obey, it makes the world such a better place.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36 (NASB)

As I thought about this verse and it’s positive impacts on the day to day of our lives, I was reminded of this post from the archives.