Author: Faith

“At the end of my days, Lord find me, faithful”

Jonathan & Melissa Helser

Isn’t that what we all want? “At the end of my days, Lord find me, faithful”. “Grateful”…

We all want that, even on the really hard days. So this Easter, maybe that is the gift we can give Jesus, who has loved us so well and so completely!

If you hadn’t had to suffer on that Cross for the sins of those before me, I know that you would have suffered on that Cross just for me!

As we begin Holy Week, I can’t help but think of how much pain you must have suffered, both from the physical pain of the Cross and the pain you felt watching those who loved you so, suffered while watching you. And while in the end, I suppose the physical pain obliterated all, I know watching your mother watching you must have hurt SO much. I am so sorry.

I am so sorry for my sins for I know that they caused your suffering! Please forgive me and know how sorry I am. And please help me to leave all sin behind and follow you always.

Thank you.

In Jesus Name, Amen.

I’ve often wondered what a letter from Jesus to His Mother might have said? How would Jesus thank her? How do we thank her?

Our own children are so close to us. So grateful for their childhoods, our love and counsel, our wisdom….our hugs, that they can count on us always ! How does one even begin to say thank you for that? What do they say? A picture is worth a thousand words, but a hug is worth even more!

However, Jesus would have added even more! He would have thanked her for encouraging His first miracle (John 2:1-21) and for the many times she encouraged Him and listened to Him. The way she stood at the Cross while He suffered, willing Him with her love to make it through.

I can’t even imagine standing below the Cross of my son, witnessing the pain and suffering that he was in. It would have ripped by heart out and I do not think I would have had the strength to witness it. But Mary did! And the love!

And Mary did it with an endless love and strength. Her courage knew no limit. Her willingness to accept God’s Will was amazing and continue to be such an example for us all. Jesus loves her so and that is without doubt! And that He admired her is without question.

As Mothers, following Mary’s great example can only help our own children and bring us closer to Jesus 🙂

It would be hard for a letter to convey the depth of love Mary had for Jesus and that Jesus had for Mary, perhaps a hug might be the only way 🙂

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“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.  And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.  Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.“-1 Corinthisans 13

Earthly love always seems to be based on performance. Even with those who love us the most, there is a minimum behavior that is expected.

But this is not the way of Jesus. He loves us no matter what we do. And He will never leave us. We could be a drug addict laying in the gutter; we could be the most selfish, evil person in existance, we could have rejected Him until our dying breath and then accepted Him, and He would still love us. And He would still be with us forever. That’s how much Jesus loves us!

And we who believe in Jesus spend our whole lives learning and trying to love like Jesus does. Because that is what it is all about 🙂

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Ever hear the song, Come Alive? As we approach Easter, it’s easy in the rush of all the preparations to forget to spend time with Jesus really thinking and praying about what is to come.

How much pain Jesus suffered so we could have a new bridge to God. So we could go to Heaven. Or how much Mary suffered watching Her only Son suffer so, and for so long. I don’t think I could do that!

I think of what is must have been like to hang on that Cross. Or what it must have been like for Mary to see Her Son up there and not be able to get Him down! I couldn’t do that! I don’t know anyone who could!

We can never give Jesus the Gift that He gave us. But there is a gift we can give Him. We can truly meditate on both His suffering and the suffering of those who were there. Those who knew and loved Him. We can even think about the suffering of Judas, how horrific he must have felt knowing he betrayed Jesus.

And we can once again give ourselves to Jesus and “Come Alive” once again 🙂

We can truly prepare for Easter!

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying; Prayer Changes Things!

Easter is on it’s way and saying Thank You to Jesus for His amazing sacrifice is a wonderful thing to do. I have personally put up a number of these signs. And placing these signs has given me so much joy it seems almost like the real gift is to me.

Still, when we put these signs up, we encourage other Christians. We let Jesus know just how truly grateful you are, so order one today! Below are links to the movement and how to get a sign(s) for you 🙂

“In 2016, a young teenager prayed for help to display Easter signs in his hometown of Asheboro, NC.”

Use this link to find your own “Thank You Jesus”

Happy Easter!

Ever been one of those lambs? I know I have. For me, it was in that place where I was so busy living, I wasn’t really giving Jesus my all. At some point, we ALL realize that. It’s what we do about it that counts! That really means something!

It’s what Jesus does about it that Saves us :). He comes running after us to lead us Home. Jesus loves us so much and it is a love so vast and so deep it is beyond our understanding.

The closest we can come to understanding it is to think about how we love our child. There is nothing we would not do to save our child. We would run into a burning house, across a street in front of a truck, we would dive into the water to save our child even if we could not swim. That’s how Jesus loves us, only much, much more!

Let Jesus love you today 🙂

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In this video Cory sings of how Jesus’s Love is “Canyons Wide” and deeper than the sea :). I think that many of us came to love Jesus, because He loved us first. And He loves us sooo much.

And it’s a love we can depend on, because Jesus will never fail us. Jesus will never be too tired to care or to listen. He will never grow bored with us. And He will never leave us. Never! And if we fall, He will come running after us 🙂

And no matter what we do, no matter how we behave, and even if we ourselves leave for awhile, Jesus will be waiting for us with open arms. Ready and wanting to love us, always.

So don’t hesitate. Ask Jesus to be your Savior today! His arms are open 🙂

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We need to run Home now 🙂

Theresa Fleming

“ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”-Joshua 1-9

During Covid, we showed the world our fear, instead of our faith. To win the upcoming war, we will need to show the world our faith.

Theresa