by Christian Shepherd | Jun 28, 2023 | Discovering Rest
The verse that is on my mind right now is, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”[1] As I roll the verse around in my mind I don’t get much further than “Come to me, all you who are weary….” Sure, the rest of the verse is there...
by Christian Shepherd | Jun 20, 2023 | Discovering Rest
Lord, You have always given bread for the coming day; and though I am poor, today I believe. Lord, You have always given strength for the coming day; and though I am weak, today I believe. Lord, You have always given peace for the coming day; and though...
by Christian Shepherd | Jun 13, 2023 | Discovering Rest
“There are two realities to which you must cling. First, God has promised that you will receive the love you have been searching for. And Second, God is faithful to that promise.”[1] I think the thing I like most about this phrase by Henri Nouwen is how...
by Christian Shepherd | Jun 6, 2023 | Discovering Rest
Well, God, I made it through another sweet-sour time, and here I am, nibbled, frazzled, puzzled, awed, and in need of… of what?[1] Gosh, I resonate with those words, and I wonder if you do too? How often is it that we have so much going on, so much that demands our...
by Christian Shepherd | Oct 25, 2022 | Prayer
I want to offer you this week two prayers from the book Guerrillas of Grace by Ted Loder. When I read them, I find myself caught up in hope. Hope that I will one day be as the poems describe. That God in his wisdom and kindness is working out in me the process to make...
