Kurios Reflections: January 2025

Friday, January 24, 2025

May you find or renew hope in whatever situation you find yourself

So you can face each day with expectation of a good end

Knowing your trust is in the God of more than enough

Giving thanks for the peace you find in Him

May you keep hope alive by dreaming of possibilities

Until it quells the fear of the not yet

So you can see the unseen

Until it becomes the evidence of faith

May the Lord warm your heart this Winter with His mercy

And cover you with His blanket of grace

So you will understand that Winter is not wasted time

But instead a time of rest for the earth, and for it’s inhabitants

May you find a way to keep His wonder before your eyes

Through the magnificent images of snow and ice

Or the colorful birds against the drab of dried leaves and empty limbs

So you will remember that springtime – resurrection – is coming soon

May you learn to hear the Lord’s gentle voice in the winds when they come

While you sit in the doldrums, considering all He has done

And never forget His faithfulness of filling your sail with His purpose for you

So you may be the blessing to your world to which you have been sent

May the grace of God cover you as the snow covers the ground

So that all you see is the pure white where there was once the unsightly

So you may live free of the guilt and shame removed by His mercy

So that you can beam with the bright reflected sunlight of God’s glory

May you wonder at the wonderful God brings into your life

The red berries which become visible when all else is snow-covered

The peaceful vistas of the snow-covered shrubs and trees

The warmth of home where you can find rest

May the Lord meet you at your point of decision

So you may realize that regardless of the choice, He is with you

Right or wrong, He will be by your side

To help redeem the wrong and propel the right

May the Spirit of God illuminate your path

To clearly show you where your feet will land

Giving you every opportunity to choose wisely

And step with confidence without fear or trepidation

May purpose guide you in your journey through life

Where choices become obvious, consistent with calling

And direction becomes deliberate, detailed by diligence

So you flourish in both form and function