Tag Archives: Joy

Poetry Friday 01-06-2023

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Mark Shields

A poem posted at my other blog Step Ahead is inspired by the post with the same title at this link. This day with God, keep going even when you think it is over. If trouble comes your way, keep … Continue reading →

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A Future of Joy and Peace

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Mark Shields

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow – Psalm 51:7 This photo from the winter storm that hit Texas in 2021 was taken near my garage after a night … Continue reading →

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Higher Plane

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Mark Shields

An airplane gains speed down the runway and the wind resistance flows under the wings to give the plane a lift until it is lifted higher and higher into the sky. To get to a higher level of enlightenment in … Continue reading →

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Spring of Water

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Mark Shields

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal … Continue reading →

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Desire a Breakthrough

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Mark Shields

The metaphor in Psalm 42 is a flowing stream constantly replenishing thirst just as the constant flowing of God’s grace replenishing the soul so let us be patient with God’s timing because there will be a breakthrough in our difficult … Continue reading →

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