Mary Ann was a mature Christian wife and mother who lived fully and joyfully before the Lord as a prayer warrior. She was a faithful encourager of her local church family and of the larger faith coommunity of Sheridan.
Mary Ann went Home last week so suddently that in some ways, even though we are still putting one foot in front of the other, we are all just struck dumb.
In Mary Anne's Honor, I would like to dedicate a simple thought for the New Year . . .
I don't know where I heard it or read it this week, but this simple idea so captured my heart that I felt it was worth passing on to you for your own contemplation.
Life is a Journey Into Love
Just let that soak into your soul for a few minutes and see where the Holy Spirit takes you . . .
He took me -- just like a Father -- to 1 Corinthians 13, which I'm paraphrasing from a child's version of the Bible:
Love is my journey into loyalty. Love is my journey into an automatic attitude that others, with God's Mercy and Power, can and will be redeemed. When I get my arrogant mind around just how impossibly high this bar really is, my humility is instantly restored; and I am once again someone weak and thankful whom God can lead.
So strongly did Abba Father feel about how we approach our Life Journey that He inspired John to write (15:7-15) "Live within my Love. I demand that you love others as much as I love you. And I laid down my life for yours. . . ."
From those whose life was never the same again because Mary Ann laid down hers for them . . . a rousing blast from the Shofar!
Mary Ann went Home last week so suddently that in some ways, even though we are still putting one foot in front of the other, we are all just struck dumb.
In Mary Anne's Honor, I would like to dedicate a simple thought for the New Year . . .
I don't know where I heard it or read it this week, but this simple idea so captured my heart that I felt it was worth passing on to you for your own contemplation.
Life is a Journey Into Love
Just let that soak into your soul for a few minutes and see where the Holy Spirit takes you . . .
He took me -- just like a Father -- to 1 Corinthians 13, which I'm paraphrasing from a child's version of the Bible:
- Love is so PATIENT. Love is very KIND. Love is COURTEOUS, GENTLE, CONTENT. Love is unselfish, MERCIFUL; slow to be offended, FORGIVING. Love is LOYAL to others, always believing and expecting the best. Of the three things that will remain forever -- faith, hope and love -- the greatest is Love.
Love is my journey into loyalty. Love is my journey into an automatic attitude that others, with God's Mercy and Power, can and will be redeemed. When I get my arrogant mind around just how impossibly high this bar really is, my humility is instantly restored; and I am once again someone weak and thankful whom God can lead.
So strongly did Abba Father feel about how we approach our Life Journey that He inspired John to write (15:7-15) "Live within my Love. I demand that you love others as much as I love you. And I laid down my life for yours. . . ."
From those whose life was never the same again because Mary Ann laid down hers for them . . . a rousing blast from the Shofar!
