Good SONday Morning everyone! I hope this beautiful day finds you rejoicing in the Lord and giving Him thanks and praise for all He has done!
I received this sweet card in the mail yesterday from one of our blogging friends! She created this sweet little card with my One Word "Delight" and my key verse for 2022, Psalm 37:4, so I can put it on my countertop above my sink and enjoy it every day...and be reminded to "Delight (myself) in the LORD; and HE will give (me) the desires of (my) heart!" What a DELIGHTful way to start each day! Perhaps you'd like to remind yourself to do this each day as well! What a wonderful way to live our lives, DELIGHTing in the Lord and all His goodness and love. Last week in our Pastor's sermon he mentioned this verse, but the version he quoted (and I'm not sure which translation it was) used the phrase "Draw NEAR to the Lord" in place of Delight...and I thought, yes, that is true...Delighting in the Lord is the same thing as drawing near to Him. Because when we draw near to Him, we will be DELIGHTed in all that He is, all that He does, and all that He provides for us through His grace and love. When we DELIGHT ourselves in the Lord by drawing near to Him, He will give us the desires of our hearts because our hearts will only want to be in His perfect will.
Here's another little "delight" I saw yesterday at our church when we were there for a pot-luck "Agape" luncheon:
This beautiful camellia flower blooming!
The bushes around the church will filled with such lovely flowers!
I thought you'd enjoy seeing this in January, wherever you are!
It truly was a delight!
You might also enjoy hearing our choir singing
"Go Tell it on the Mountain" and also hear our pastor's message for today.
These are pre-recorded ahead of time.
Go tell it on the mountain....Tell the good news! Tell the good news!
Go tell it on the mountain! That Jesus Christ is born!
One more note before I go. I had a message from our blogging friend Martha Jane Orlando's husband Danny yesterday. Martha is still in the hospital, fighting pneumonia. They have put her on a new antibiotic and he is hopeful that she will start feeling better now as she wasn't coughing as much, but she is still quite ill and in need of our prayers. Thank you for your continued prayers on Martha's behalf.
Now, I hope you will have a DELIGHT-ful day, drawing near to the Lord, and sharing the good news with everyone that Christ has come to us!! Amen!
