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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Heaven Works Backwards
“Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.” Isaiah 64:4 As I mentioned in an earlier post, the book group I participate … Continue reading
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Tagged eternity, grief, heaven works backwards, questions, redemption, why
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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Who IS This Cry Baby?
“On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine — the best of meats and the finest of wines. On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that … Continue reading
GLEANINGS from Claudia: Mourning and Comfort
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Grief is the strangest place to live. One moment I am happily moving through my day, possibly even thoroughly enjoying the elements of that day, and the next … Continue reading
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Tagged blessed, comfort, grief, happy, holy spirit, mourning, supreme happiness, the Comforter
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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Refining
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24 At age 58 I have to confess that … Continue reading
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Tagged dross, furnace of affliction, grief, refiner, refining, sin, ten year old
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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Worry
“The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds … Continue reading
GLEANINGS from Claudia: Awakened by Sorrow
I sleep only to wake awash in tears Though night lives on Sorrow swells and I swim Sorrow is my atmosphere My dear friend whose brother died She fears him lost forever The father mother sister aunts and uncles Mourning … Continue reading
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Tagged death, grief, intercessory prayer, loss, murder, prayer, redemption, sorrow, waiting
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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Mother Love
“Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.” Jonah 2:8 I’m in a book group and just finished the October book “The Great Divorce” by C.S. Lewis. The book was a fast read, but quite … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, choice, death of child, God's love, grief, heaven, hell, love
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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Dissonance
“I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.” Jeremiah 31:13 God is good. At the beginning of loss and in the midst of anguished grief and today in a possibly momentary … Continue reading
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