Betrayal

36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” 39 Going a little farther, he...

Forgiveness

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32 (NIV) One of the most difficult things I am dealing with on my path is forgiveness. I can honestly tell you right now that there are at least two people I cannot even IMAGINE forgiving. Seriously. I can't imagine ever letting go of what they did to me. Even though I know it's what I...

Surrounded by pain

I've had a hard time this week. Not only have I been sick, I started a new job. So I'm not braining too well. I know that even when I'm out of sorts I should be sticking with my routine though, so I've been doing my daily reading/bible study. Those daily readings have not been as much of a comfort as they were. There are a couple of things that are, frankly, getting on my nerves. The first is the...

Grace

  I love the pastor of the church I attend. He gets to me in ways that no one else can. He breaks down the bible and touches my soul every week. It's hard to describe this older, seemingly grumpy man - cause he is those things but he OWNS it. He admits he's flawed and that he's working on many of the same issues we are all working on. He doesn't preach from a place of perfection, he teaches from...

Love

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 After I left the church, I studied quite a few other religions. Wicca, Judaism, Asatru, Buddhism and more. I created a hodge podge of all of them for my "own" religion. There was one constant in my life and it is integral to my way of being. It's simple and yet the...