Lily

This is my Father's world.

The birds their carols raise,

The morning light, the lily white

Declare their Maker's praise.

Maltbie Babcock

I've found a friend in Jesus,

He's everything to me.

He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.

The lily of the valley

In Him alone I see

All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.

In sorrow He's my comfort

In trouble He's my stay.

He tells me every care on Him to roll.

He's the lily of the valley,

The bright and morning star.

He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.

Charles W. Fry

So cheer up! Take courage 

if you are depending on the Lord.

Psalm 31:24 Living Bible

If we must keep trusting God 

for something that hasn't happened yet.

it teaches us to wait patiently and confidently.

Romans 8:25

The Month of March

In March, 

we've had floods and snows, 

and highs and lows, 

kite-flying weather, 

and birds of a feather.

Thunder and lightning,

and funnel clouds frightening.

 But April is near us

With color to cheer us.

Karen

God Knows Your Name

Do not fear.

I have redeemed you.

I have summoned you by name.

You are mine.

Isaiah 43:1

The Best Is Yet To Be

A family at church was planning the funeral of their grandmother. They shared the story with the pastor that when they were kids, the large family would gather at Granny's for Sunday dinner. Granny had just enough silverware for the number of relatives, and she would always remind them: "Clear those dinner plates, but hold onto your fork!"

Before she served them a slice of her homemade cake, she would have them hold up their fork and say, "The best is yet to be!"


In his remarks at the funeral, the Pastor paid tribute to a life filled with hope and love, and reminded them, "The best is yet to be!"

"With Jesus, even in our darkest moments,

 the best remains and the very best is yet to be."

Corrie ten Boom

Refiner's Fire

He [Messiah] will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver. Malachi 3:3

A woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She wanted to know more about the process of refining silver.

As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that he needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames are hottest to burn away all the impurities.

The woman thought about God sometimes holding us in 'the hot seat'. She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined.

"Yes, I have to keep my full attention on the silver. If the silver is left a moment too long in the flames, it will be destroyed."

She then asked, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?"

He smiled and answered, "Oh, that's easy - when I see my image in it."

If today we are feeling the heat of the refiner's fire, we can remember that God has his eye on us and will keep watching lovingly until He sees His image in us.

And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans.

For from the very beginning God decided that those who came to him—and all along he knew who would—should become like his Son, so that his Son would be the First, with many brothers. Romans 8:28-29