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                                                                 Time is short   The rich man prepared to live for many years to come . He saved and built set up all his accounts , bought stocks and a new mansion , all his trips and his life's goals were planed out into the future. We all do this; we speak and plan as if we have all the time in the world. It is worst when we are young when 70 to 100 years seems like well " like a life time"  But the reality is it is a small moment of time.  God is eternal he had no beginning and no end. Jesus, part of the Trinity(God father ,Son and Holy Sprit),says in Revelation 22:13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last." Everything else, every angel,demon , the universe, star, animal, rock, plant  and human have a begining an...

 TAKE UP YOUR CROSS    Take up your Cross; we may have heard sermons on this part of scripture.This is also a popular quote on all types of media :memes, posters, T-shirts, cups and etc.... Usually only part of the scripture "take up his cross daily and follow Me" , or just "take up your Cross" is quoted from Luke 9:22-24, Mark 8:34 or Matthew 10:38. The full text in Luke 9 says "22.The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.” 23 Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. 24. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. .    In Mathew and Luke Jesus is speaking to his disciples of his prophesied rejection,persecution death on the cross and resurrection. In fact, in the Gospel of Mark, Pete...

I received a sad call this week from a family friend .One of my grandmother's oldest friends went to be with The Lord. She went to sleep and never woke up .She was 99 a few months short of her 100th birthday.  As I spoke to the mutual friend, of both our families, I struggled to find some profound spiritual words.  C.S  Lewis wrote a whole book on the topic of grief and lost. Where were the powerful words and scriptures about eternity. The rousing speech on God's power and love in this moment. My own grief and humanness left me with few words. I spoke a few words of comfort and support but nothing else.    Death is a thief even when you are 99. In this pandemic this was not the first death of someone I have known. I like many have lost loved ones both family and friends. God spoke many times...