Resilience and Grace
The psalmist praises God for His help, presence and by the end of psalm 46: 8-11 for the future peace He will establish. Now in midst of...
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Caroline
- Jan 8, 2020
- 2 min
Prayer for Help
Who of us, as caretakers, cannot identify with this psalm written by King David when he feels forgotten by God. Though no immediate...
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Caroline
- Nov 13, 2019
- 2 min
Prayers in Time of Old Age
In 24 verses, the psalmist, speaks out of mature experience with the Lord. He/she prays for help (vv. 1-4,) but affirms confidence in...
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Caroline
- Oct 9, 2019
- 2 min
A grateful heart
Psalm 138 is a song of thanks – God has answered prayer. Repeatedly, God shows His faithful love. He is great and high, yet He cares for...
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Caroline
- Jun 12, 2019
- 2 min
Unshakable Trust
As troubles circle around us, many times to a greater degree, our recourse is to cry to the Lord, our refuge. In this psalm, written by...
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Caroline
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min
WHERE IS THE PATH?
Called a psalm of distress, it is a cry for help, with earlier verses sounding like there are no reserve or resources left. For instance,...
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Caroline
- Oct 10, 2018
- 2 min
TRUSTING GOD’S FAITHFULNESS
All the psalms cry out to God with pleas and hope and God answers us, yet not always as we would want. In any relationship, we learn to...
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Caroline
- Feb 14, 2018
- 2 min
Where Else Can I Go?
I pour out my needs to God and know I will find understanding. Gratefully, the words of this Psalm express my heart and I call on the...
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Caroline
- Oct 11, 2017
- 2 min
Strength and Peace
This Psalm, written by King David, shows God’s power unveiled in nature, a thunderstorm towers majestically above the Promised Land,...
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Caroline
- Jul 19, 2017
- 2 min
God's Faithfulness
How blessed we are, God gives us everything worldly – health, strength, multitude of talents, gifts, time and life. We can proclaim, ‘How...
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Caroline
- Jun 28, 2017
- 2 min
The All-Knowing & Ever-Present God
In the twenty-four verses, Psalm 139, tells us God knows everything about us, from forming us in our inmost being, knitting us in our...
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Caroline
- Jun 14, 2017
- 2 min
Trust in God Our Refuge
How I identify with this psalm of longing and trust, written by King David, which says in verse 1, ‘My soul rests in God alone,’...
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Caroline
- May 24, 2017
- 2 min
NEVER SHAKEN
This Scripture brought comfort in my years of active caretaking for my widowed, ailing Mother. It was a long journey, that included four...
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Caroline
- Mar 8, 2017
- 2 min
Light Overcomes Fear
Where can I turn to when it seems so dark and overwhelming? I have found God faithful even in the toughest and most unexpected...
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Caroline
- Mar 1, 2017
- 2 min
Seeking the Face of God
One of my favorite lines from Les Miserables is, “to love another person is to see the face of God.” How might our lives be improved if...
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Caroline
- Jan 11, 2017
- 2 min
No Matter Where We Are, God Is
Caretaking has many facets – spouse to spouse, parent to child, child to parent, sibling to sibling, friend to friend and much more....
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