Category Archives: Timeless Wisdom

With and In

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

“Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left.” St. Patrick (5th century) Christ in me. Christ around me. I am never alone. … Continue reading →

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From Easter to Pentecost

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Today is the first of the 50 days between Resurrection and Pentecost Sunday. “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; here’s my heart, O take and seal it; seal it … Continue reading →

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Holy Week: God and Man

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

God and man, the Creator and the created: “Well might the sun in darkness hide, and shut its glories in, when God, the mighty maker, died for his own creature’s sin.” Isaac Watts, 1702 Good morning, Lord. You made … Continue reading →

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Fasting and Fruit

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Are you fasting from anything during Lent? Joel 2:12 (NIV) “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” “As our bodies grow weaker for lack of food during the season … Continue reading →

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Lenten Bliss

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

“What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul.” Christian folk hymn, 1800s Bliss — perfect happiness, complete joy. Jesus, the “Lord of bliss,” went through the … Continue reading →

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Lenten Beauty

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

“In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine, a wondrous beauty I see, for ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died, to pardon and sanctify me.” George Bennard, 1913 The horrible, beautiful cross of Christ … … Continue reading →

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Lenten Vision

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart; be all else but naught to me, save that Thou art; be Thou my best thought in the day and the night, both waking and sleeping, Thy presence my light. Irish … Continue reading →

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Lenten Love

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

“Was it for crimes that I have done, he groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!” Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed Isaac Watts, 1702 John 15:13 (NLT) There is no greater love than to … Continue reading →

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Lenten Music

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

From childhood to the present, I’ve heard and sung old hymns over and over. The first few notes or words can bring the whole hymn to mind. This week I’ll be highlighting the music of Lent–that is, some of the … Continue reading →

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Lent: Broken by God

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Lent brings to mind Christ’s sacrifice — His body broken for us. What do we sacrifice for Him? Psalm 51:17 (NLT) The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit … … Continue reading →

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