by Martha Brady | Jul 22, 2021 | BIBLE MEMORY, CHANGE, GOD'S EMBRACE, GOSPEL OF GRACE, HOPE
As I read this Bible passage, I was reminded that living together in harmony with others, even other Christians, takes both encouragement and endurance. It takes the encouragement that only God can give us to love them when it is inconvenient and uncomfortable. It...
by Martha Brady | Jul 12, 2021 | BIBLE MEMORY, CHANGE, GOD'S EMBRACE, GOD'S PROMISES, GOSPEL OF GRACE, HOPE
Today I was able to get to church since Ron is still in the hospital. This was our benediction at the end of the service. I was quite certain it wasn’t on the list I was working from for these benedictions I have been writing. Later, I looked it up. I was...
by Martha Brady | Jul 7, 2021 | AGING, BIBLE MEMORY, GOD'S CHARACTER, GOD'S EMBRACE, GOD'S PROMISES, HOPE
I know. I sort of disappeared. We went out of town for a week and returned to the ER with my husband and 2 weeks in the hospital for him! There were lots of tests and finally…they decided he had an abscess in his neck! It was walled off and wasn’t causing...
by Martha Brady | Jun 21, 2021 | AGING, BIBLE MEMORY, GOD'S CHARACTER, GOD'S EMBRACE, GOD'S PROMISES, HOPE, NOTES FOR CARE GIVERS
This is a great benediction for me today, in fact, for this past week! Of course, the important thing is if it helps you. Are you in need of hope? Do you need hope from God that has nothing to do with circumstances that are discouraging? That hope will not come...
by Martha Brady | Jun 16, 2021 | BIBLE MEMORY, CHANGE, GOD'S CHARACTER, GOD'S PROMISES, HOPE
This week’s Benediction is very short…and sweet! Where does peace come from? The Lord of peace. It’s pretty simple, but for some of us it can get complicated too. He is the One who gives us peace. He created us down to the tiniest detail. He...
by Martha Brady | Jun 7, 2021 | BIBLE MEMORY, CHANGE, GOD'S CHARACTER, GOD'S PROMISES, GOSPEL OF GRACE, HOPE
This Benediction is not one you will commonly hear at the end of a worship service. However, it has many of the ingredients found in those spoken. It is in the list of 25 to be memorized that I have been drawing from and I think it is a good one to know for a variety...
