by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 2, 2017 | healing
It’s been “one of those days” when everything on my calendar went smoothly and God was so palpably present that it was……..sacred! Even a 25 minute car ride to take a young lady for lab work was precious….. conversation so intimate...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 2, 2017 | brokenness, woundedness
Having referenced the difference between Woundedness and Brokenness in a previous post on Loneliness and Aloneness, I suppose I should explain the difference for those who do not know. Here is something I came across nearly 20 years ago that helped me understand the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 2, 2017 | community, Pain, peace, Uncategorized
Alone I stood upon a towering hill And all around the world was still And I was all alone. Then every friend I ever knew Passed slowly by and from my view Until at last there was but one Who did not laugh and turn and run And leave me all alone. It seemed so strange,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 30, 2017 | desiring God, Emotional Literacy
Or, consider another option: On more than one occasion, I was told by some of those examining me for clergy ordination that I was not “self-aware” or I “lacked discernment.” They said this as if to say I didn’t...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 28, 2017 | scripture
“Tormenting spirit from the Lord” 1 Samuel 19:9 What’s Up With This? A friend asked me a question about King Saul having a “tormenting spirit” from the Lord….My first observation was that even the Lord’s Holy Spirit, at work convicting us in our conscience can be...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 26, 2017 | culture, spiritual formation, Uncategorized
In the early 2000’s, as I began my formal training in Christian Education, I discovered several models of Faith Developoment. One that resonated with me most was that of John Westerhoff, in the book, “Will Our Children Have Faith?” (New York:...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2017 | Psalm 23, singing
3/24/17 Here is another Psalms song the Lord taught me. It is Psalm 23 to the tune of the Welsh Blessing. In one of the older UMC hymnals the tune is the same one for the hymn “Sent Forth By God’s Blessing.” The Lord put that tune in my mind at one point and I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2017 | Trust, Uncategorized
3/24/17 I am reading a small book- Psalms Playlist – a Seedbed.com published book that I purchased recently when Dr. Sandra Richter was here for our Renewal Conference at Lynn Haven UMC. I am delighted by the concept that J.D. Walt and Dr. Timothy Tennent of Asbury...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2017 | evangelism
I received a call from someone who is in recovery and whose adult child and other family members are in recovery. The person is going to be meeting with a very young woman for whom she cares and who is in jail after having been arrested with her boyfriend for drug...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2017 | blessing, books
I have a limited edition print (75/500) called “The Old Woman” painted by Mary Shelton Burson in 1982. The date on the print is 11/20/1990. You can see she is sitting in a wheelbarrow reading something. I bought it, probably in 1990, from a...
