by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 9, 2026 | CBByrd Testimony, discipline, forgiveness, justice, mercy, redemption, repentance, sanctification, spiritual journey
“The same God that didn’t answer your prayers immediately is the same God that didn’t punish you for your sins immediately. He is a wise and gracious God.”@bromikemissions on X. From 2/9/25 A social poster wrote about disillusionment with the church…and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 25, 2026 | poetry, spiritual journey, Suffering, writing
My God, my God, I pray that these things never end,The sand and the sea,The rush of the water,The crash of the heavensThe prayer of Man. poem by a young Jewish martyr of Ww2, Hannah Senesh.
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 28, 2025 | change, home, spiritual journey, status
I’m here, in Panama City Beach, Florida, finding my way as I come to a place where “family” may be found again, having returned from the far country of exile that was Hurricane Michael and COVID-19, where my husband died, like a modern day Naomi. I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 11, 2025 | spiritual journey, Trivia, Words and Writing, work, Worldview, writing
A friend and I were talking about journaling, writing for one’s self and other readers, privately and publicly. She is a professional published writer. I’m just a WordPress amateur blogger. I have no publishing ambitions, I’m just preserving thoughts for teaching...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 30, 2025 | ordination, Quadrilateral, spiritual journey, timing, transparency
Determination and perseverance defined by a life….. “She watched 146 women burn to death because factory owners locked the exits.Twelve years later, she became the most powerful woman in America.As a girl, Frances Perkins couldn’t understand why good people...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 23, 2025 | Prayer, Purpose, redemption, social gospel, Spiritual abuse, spiritual battle, spiritual journey, Teaching, timing, witness, Worldview, woundedness, writing
“You were created to be a difference maker, making significant differences in the world. God is the source of your power, abilities, opportunities and even the desire to do good works. Philippians 2:13 states, “For It is God who works in you both to will...