Planning a New Hope

    In the following scriptures, Jesus is talking to his disciples. But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. John 16: 7 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. John 16:13   ( New American Standard Bible )   Is That You, God?   You just like to worry. Worry is a sin. Give it to God. You’re borrowing trouble.   These are just some of the answers often given to one who can’t let go of a concern. Most of us have either said this to someone or thought it. But perhaps, there is another way of discerning worry. The father was just returning home when he saw his daughter leaving with a young man for a date. Though the two young people had known each other all their...

  The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly. John 10:10 (New American Standard)               Because of the pandemic, many people are feeling their way through a dark tunnel with little or no light for guidance. Where? How? When? Fill their minds. Changes may be necessary to move forward. This blog post is a personal story and not easily written, but I tell it because I know what it is to have to change direction and face the unknown in order to not only survive, but to thrive.             While packing to return to college, the activity couldn’t blot out my warring mind that seemed to scream, “Stop this insanity. You’re in trouble and nothing will change until the truth is faced.” Unknown to most people, since the age of 14, I’d dealt with a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder, a...