by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 13, 2015 | Facing fears, Faith, healing, Pain, spiritual life
Joni Eareckson Tada, who has known her share of pain- physical and emotional- shares this poem by Miss Margaret Clarkson, a woman who was bedridden for years with chronic pain: Lord Jesus, King of pain, Thy subject I; Thy right it is to reign: Oh, hear my cry, and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 5, 2015 | Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 141:3-4, Psalm 37:3-5, spiritual life
As I studied Eddie Rasnake’s workbook on Knowing and Following the Will of God, I was struck by his observation that the Bible contains proclamations (“Thou shalt…”), prohibitions (“Thou shalt not…”), principles, and promises. Reflecting on this, I realized this...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 27, 2015 | spiritual life
It’s strange, the way you can receive something without knowing how much you’ll need it a short time later. Last week I wrote to you about the difference 5 minutes can make — how taking a few minutes to listen in a prayerful way can tell you what you most...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 18, 2015 | persuasion, spiritual life, Worldview
“All is not lost if you fall into a black hole – you could simply pop up in another universe, according to Stephen Hawking. The celebrated physicist has a new theory about where lost information ends up after being sucked into a black hole, a place where gravity...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 8, 2015 | spiritual growth, spiritual journey, spiritual life
I belong to an online community, “Still Forming”, that is directed by Christianne Squires, a Chistian spiritual director from Winter Park, Florida.. Her husband Kirk wrote to the community this week about his adventures in rescuing three turtles. I, too,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 2, 2015 | spiritual life
What a blessing it is to have a close spiritual friend, actually a couple of them or a handful of them, with whom one can share the joys and hurts of life! There are some of us, (okay, Sisters, you know who you are) who process emotions and seek understanding by...