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 | Jun 10, 2023 | Suffering
Sharing in the Suffering of Christ…….. A thought shared in social media by a friend, from C.S Lewis, and worth remembering; . “In Gethsemane, the holiest of all petitioners prayed three times that a certain cup might pass from Him. It did not.” C.S.Lewis...
