“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?” -Matthew 6:25 Throughout our lives, our bodies change; that’s the design! While some changes are hardContinue reading “Joy for your Body: Acceptance (Matthew 6:25)”
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Joy for your Body: Compassionate Touch (John 1:14)
“And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” -John 1:14 One way I have been reclaiming and healing my body is through compassionate touch. Throughout my life most of my actions and responses to myContinue reading “Joy for your Body: Compassionate Touch (John 1:14)”
Joy for your Body: Speak with Kindness (2 Corinthians 4:7-8)
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair . . .” 2 Corinthians 4:7-8 It is easy to focus on the flaws and deficiencies we observe.Continue reading “Joy for your Body: Speak with Kindness (2 Corinthians 4:7-8)”
Joy for your body: Embodied Humans (Genesis 2:7)
“Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” Genesis 2:7 Taking care of our bodies is the most basic way to love ourselves. So often in the western church bodies have been looked down on. Continue reading “Joy for your body: Embodied Humans (Genesis 2:7)”
Time for Joy: Making Peace (Jeremiah 29:11)
“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 Take some time today to listen to a song that brings peace to your soul. Remember, accepting that the list is unending, can be aContinue reading “Time for Joy: Making Peace (Jeremiah 29:11)”
Time for Joy: Responding with Compassion (Psalm 23)
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me.” -Psalm 23:4 So much pain in our lives comes from trying to control things that we have no control over. Ultimately we can only control our own behaviors. While we can’t choose what happens to us or evenContinue reading “Time for Joy: Responding with Compassion (Psalm 23)”
Time for Joy: In the now (James 4:14)
“Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring.” James 4:14 This week make some time to focus on being present in the moment. Try out one of these practices: Picture drawing a box in your mind. As you draw the first side of the box, breathe in slowly. Draw the second side andContinue reading “Time for Joy: In the now (James 4:14)”
Time for Joy: Soul Care (Luke 10:38-42)
“…you are worried and distracted by many things, but few things are needed…” -Luke 10:41-42 Any number of tasks and to-dos vie for our time and energy. Often the things that bring us joy, sustain our hope or even meet our own basic needs get pushed to the bottom of the priority list. Making space forContinue reading “Time for Joy: Soul Care (Luke 10:38-42)”
Time for Joy: Facing our Limits (Genesis 1:14-15)
“And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.’ And it was so.” -GenesisContinue reading “Time for Joy: Facing our Limits (Genesis 1:14-15)”
Time for Joy: Priorities (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
“For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.” -Ecclesiastes 3:1 While the advent of modern conveniences was to make life easier for us, the lived reality has been that instead of increased free time, we now expect to be able to accomplish more things within the given hours ofContinue reading “Time for Joy: Priorities (Ecclesiastes 3:1)”
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