Consider the Lilies

Category: fear

  • The fear of finishing

    I consider myself an average runner. Not a star runner by any means, but a middle of the road, ten minute miler who can comfortably finish a 5K in about 30 minutes, give or take a few seconds on either side. I started running later in life, in college. So, the first time I entered…

  • What about…tomorrow?

    “The next moment is as much beyond our grasp, and as much in God’s care, as that a hundred years away. Care for the next minute is just as foolish as care for a day in the next thousand years. In neither can we do anything, in both God is doing everything.” – C.S. Lewis…

  • Lost

    I completely understand the motivation for that great invention, the GPS navigation system.  When they first hit the market, I had no use for GPS systems.  They were expensive and maybe some people needed them – those who couldn’t or wouldn’t read a map. But, recently, while I haven’t invested in a GPS yet, I…

  • Taking Refuge

    It’s freezing today in Connecticut. Although it is January and cold is expected, this cold snap has reached “dangerous” zones.  The chill has dipped well below zero at night.  And, I, along with many, have sought shelter inside my cozy home. Those who live outside, without a home to go to, need to find a…

  • Whom Shall I Fear?

    After living out the book of Job, was Job able to say, in any situation, oh so confidently, without a tremor in his voice, “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?”