But who reads blogs anymore? I don't even know!
Praying if you are reading this blog that you are touched in some way today by God's hope, love, joy, and grace. Here's a little passage from John 14 in the message version that has been REALLY stirring in me; especially now around Easter...
God doesn't leave us orphaned or bereft; HIS road is perfect (he is the WAY, the TRUTH (Road), and the LIFE), he love YOU!
23-24"Because a loveless world," said Jesus, "is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him—we'll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn't mine. It's the message of the Father who sent me.
25-27"I'm telling you these things while I'm still living with you. The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you. I'm leaving you well and whole. That's my parting gift to you. Peace. I don't leave you the way you're used to being left—feeling abandoned, bereft. So don't be upset. Don't be distraught.
::meg
