What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

Journeying through the Psalms Psalm 19:1-4 Both God’s creation and his Word reveals his greatness! In this Psalm, David’s steps of meditation take him from creation, through God’s Word, through David’s own sinfulness, to salvation. We are surrounded by fantastic displays of God’s craftmanship. The heavens give dramatic evidence of his existence, his power, his love, his care. To say that the universe happened by chance is absurd. It’s design, intricacy, and orderliness point to a personally involved Creator. As you look at God’s handiwork in nature and the heavens, thank him ...

Day 6. ENGAGE IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” Spiritual warfare can seem difficult to understand, but the Bible makes it very clear that we have an enemy who is trying to steal from us, kill us, and destroy us. As we pray, we take our stand against the enemy and fight from a place of victory through Jesus as we are empowered by His Holy Spirit. There is power in God’s Word, and every lie the enemy has told us can be replaced with God’s truth ...

Day 3. PRAY HIS AGENDA FIRST “Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven” Part of being a child of God is caring about what He cares about. We know His will is perfect, and we acknowledge His wisdom and sovereignty when we pray His agenda first. He will always give you all you need from day to day if you will make the Kingdom of God your primary concern. LUKE 12:31 Spend time focusing on what God is focused on. His priorities include: Saving the lost Wisdom and guidance for those in ...

Day 4. DEPEND ON HIM FOR EVERYTHING “Give us this day our daily bread”God promises to supply all our needs, and He wants us to come to Him with our problems, needs, and desires and to trust Him to provide. “I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!” PSALM 121:1-2 Ask God for what you need today. It may help to write down the concerns weighing on your mind or the desires of your heart. You can bring them to God and trust ...

Homily based on Matthew 15: 21-28 “We need to talk.” These four words are a call to attention and have the potential to immediately strike fear in the ears of the listener. It is the classic introduction to a break-up conversation, or bad news is going to be delivered. It indicates that something big is happening and a tough conversation is coming. A woman presents with an urgent plea, shouting for Jesus to help her daughter, and what follows is perhaps one of the toughest conversations recorded in our gospels. And it almost does not happen. The response from Jesus ...

Day 2. WORSHIP HIS NAME “Hallowed Be Your Name” God loves when we worship Him, and there is power in His Name. Here is a list of some of His Names to help us worship Him specifically and personally: God is Righteousness – He makes us clean God is Sanctifier – He has called us and set us apart God is Healer – He heals all our diseases God is Banner of Victory – He defeated our enemies God is Shepherd – He speaks to us and leads us God is Peace – He is our peace in every storm God is Provider – He supplies all ...

Today is the start of a prayer series. Something new that I am trying on the blog. This one will run for 7 days, and is based on the Lord’s Prayer. THE LORD’S PRAYER The Lord’s Prayer is often recited in churches or at religious events, but there is so much more to this prayer. Jesus provided this model as an outline to teach us how to pray in a way that connects us to God and empowers us to accomplish great things through Him. This model takes us through each part of The Lord’s Prayer ...

Almighty God, Pour out Your Spirit we pray, on Christian leaders and those that are guiding or teaching a flock of believers. May there be a reawakening of the desperate need for each Christian believer to stand transparent before our God, and to give the Holy Spirit permission to search out the inner thoughts of our hearts, so that He may identify each and every area of our inner life that grieves Him or quenches His working within our lives. Lord, we all need to repent not only individually but as the body of Christ for the careless ways into ...

Happy Women’s day! Today I share with you my Rector’s sermon from this morning. Reflection During these uncertain times, in a boat rocked by stormy weather, waves crashing into the boat, and strong winds threatening to overturn and sink us, being soaked to the bone in the pouring rain, not one of us are comfortable. We are unsure of what is going to happen next, we are not sure which way to go, or to go anywhere at all. The Rector’s beautiful and powerful message says it all. May you find strength and endurance in God, and ...

Lord,We have seen that so much of Christendom has strayed from the paths of righteousness, that at times we almost feel that there is no one else left that is truly seeking Your face and lifting up the name of the Lord Jesus. And yet, we are reminded that when Elijah felt equally alone and spiritually isolated that You reminded Him that there were seven thousand other faithful believers, who had not compromised their faith nor bowed the knee to Baal. Lord,forgive us for our critical spirit towards the church of today, knowing that You have many faithful ...

Heavenly Father, pour out Your Holy Spirit like a mighty flood into the hearts of all Your people, those who are called by Your name. May our hearts be washed by the water of the Word and may the purifying light of the Holy Spirit cleanse the thoughts, wash the hearts and purify the minds of those who are part of the church, which is Your Body. Lord, we pray that You would purify the hearts and minds of all Your people so that our thoughts are ever turned toward the Lord Jesus. May we as individual members and also ...

Dear Lord Jesus, You are our Prince of Peace and You prayed for unity in the body of Christ, that we may be united in love just as You are united with the Father in love. Give Your children the desire to love one another as You have loved us, and let the world know that we are Your disciples by our love for one another. Give us a hunger to live in union with each another, and may we be united as one, in the bond of peace and fellowship, in the Spirit. This we ask in Jesus’ name ...

Father, I abandon myself into your hands.Do with me what you will,Whatever you may do, I thank you.I am ready for all, I accept all.Let only your will be done in me,and in all creatures.I wish no more than this, Lord.I offer myself to you with all the love of my heart,for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself,to surrender myself into your hands, without reserve,and with boundless confidence:For You are my Father.Amen. Sourced from “Travelling along the Anglican Way” Brother Charles de Foucauld of ...

Today I share my Rector’s sermon with you, and a bit of reflection. The sermon today is titled “Wrestling with God” I have spent more sleepless nights wrestling with God, than I care to admit. Agonizing over problems and issues. And with impatience with God taking too long to answer prayers, or not making things happen. In a lot of ways like Jacob, I want to know now, what it is what God wants from me. Most of the time, I am 99% convinced what God wants from me, but then I remember all the obstacles in my way ...

Hi everyone,today’s reflection was hosted by my parish, St Francis Toti. You can read it via the link above or here below. Mark 4:30-34 30 He said, “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? 31 It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. 32 But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can ...

Greetings, in the name of Christ! This past week, I was asked to write a short biography on myself…hahaha right! And so I went on an adventure of writing something about myself, not a pleasant adventure I might add. The memories came flooding back and the nostalgia was overwhelming. I starting digging through all my old folders of photos, and news articles, reports and stories I wrote. My Facebook timeline history and old memory sticks to try and remember everything about myself. Who was I back then? The complete opposite of what I am now! Writing this biography, was ...

Good morning! This morning I share my newest homily with you. Below is the Sound Cloud podcast if you would like to listen or you can read the text below the recording. May your day be blessed!Vanda A homily based on Matthew 9:35-10:23 The Dozen. Twelve is one of those rare numbers to which people have for centuries attributed special significance. We give a special name for twelve – a dozen. More interestingly for us, it is a very significant number in the Bible, used around 187 times. Think about the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament ...

Greetings in Christ! We are fast approaching the Day of Pentecost, in just one week, which will end the Season of Eastertide. And I find myself reflecting upon the texts from our readings from Ascension day, including tomorrow’s readings. For many, the lockdown has been a trying time for many reasons, and there is no end in sight. People are hungry, cold, sick, dying, lonely, depressed, losing jobs, struggling financially and this all includes the church communities. The pastors are working harder than ever, to keep everything and everyone together and a sinking ship afloat. In last weeks reflections ...

Jesus & the Comforter During this time of the Covid 19 crisis, there are a lot of people who feels lonely, discomfort and even possibly, let down by the circumstances we are in. This morning in our Gospel reading, we hear Jesus comforting his apostles – he has equipped them and now he must leave them, he feels their disquiet, uncertainty and he comforts them. Christ establishes his church to be “A Living, Loving Family.” And we ask you, are you a part of a living, loving family? Do you hear it as gift, something that Christ has graciously made us part ...

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 The blog was originally meant to be solely for sewing and quilting, and it was for 8 years. At the end of 2018, I announced here on my blog, that I had started a new section in my journey in life. Since then, I have not done much in terms of writing or sewing. The main reason is this, (and I ...