Posts from September 2024

Dear SCC & Friends, …God my refuge ~Psalm 73:28 Reflection #237                  The most amazing things in life tend to happen right at the moment we’re about to give up hope. ~Anon.~ Would we be better off if we erased every past failure or disappointment? Would rewriting our past create a better version of ourselves? The truth is we actually need adversity and setbacks to mature. Nothing is wasted… Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all. ~Ps.…

Dear SCC & Friends, …from vessel to vessel ~Jeremiah 48:11 Reflection #236                  Virtually every good thing in my life has been in spite of me, not because of me. It is amazing how the Lord orchestrates our steps without us being fully aware that He is orchestrating. Man’s steps are ordained by the Lord, how then can man understand his way? ~Prov. 20:24 He’s forever the Potter and we are ever the clay… molded and shaped through His direction, wisdom and love. I know,…

Dear SCC & Friends, …clouds without rain… ~Jude 1:12 Reflection #235                  Authenticity is the quality of being genuine or real. Hypocrisy is advocating behaviors that one does not practice. The word hypocrite comes from the Greek word hupokritēs meaning “stage actor.” A hypocrite is someone pretending to be something that he or she is not in order to receive recognition or gain… At some level we all struggle with hypocrisy… acting gracious in public with a different attitude in private……

Dear SCC & Friends, In all labor… ~Proverbs 14:23 Reflection #234                       Work can be defined as a mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a desired result. It is an action focused on results… In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. ~Prov. 14:23 The old country song, “Take This Job and Shove It,” is a disservice to both the dignity and necessity of work. Viktor Frankl, Nazi Holocaust survivor and renowned…