by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 29, 2023 | listening, Prayer
If we can attune our ears and hearts to listen for God’s Word continually, then that would be the essence of praying continually, right? Okay. I can listen continually…. I can’t talk continually. And I certainy can’t talk and listen at...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2023 | peace, Prayer, storms
From 8/24/2022. CBB This picture depicts Jesus on the boat with the disciples after speaking to the storm, “Peace, be still .” I’ve had this picture since 1997, the year of a fierce spiritual figurative “storm” in my life. It had hung...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 25, 2023 | poetry, Prayer
Writer Sarah Westfall writes about praying through poetry: “In the thick of 2020, I found it difficult to pray. Words with God did not come easily, stalling and falling short each time I tried to gather them together into sentences. And while I knew God is in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 24, 2023 | God's will, Prayer
Posting this a.m., 6/24/2020…vSeems appropriate. “The world is in an uproar, but God is still on His throne. Fear and anxiety have gripped many hearts, but you still have access to God’s powerful presence. May you find rest in Him today. Hatred...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 19, 2023 | community, Prayer
3/19/2017 The Islamic Society cooked the breakfast yesterday at the Community Breakfast (now in its 4th or 5th year) and served the guests side by side with the rest of us regular volunteers. The organizers of breakfast have generally given the privilege of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 15, 2023 | miracles, Power, Prayer
It draws me close to Christ, the way Jd Walt of seedbed.com’s daily Wake Up Call takes us into the Word and gives us choice morsels which feed our spiritual appetites…… zooming into this scene for a close up of Jesus’ hands filling the baskets...