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The simple cries of the heart

Simple prayers to the Lord Maybe one has prayed before, maybe one hasn’t. I uttered a simple prayer just now, but I felt I needed to stretch the prayer out to be done properly or to be heard. However, I remembered that God does not want to hear long winded prayers that are just words.… Read More The simple cries of the heart

April 14, 2023April 29, 2023 peteswritingLeave a comment

The spiritual life is an answer to being ‘left behind’

What’s on my mind devotionally this week is a verse of scripture that is in the gospel. Jesus said: “Better to enter into life maimed than to have you whole body thrown into hell.” The spiritual life Jesus offers is also an antidote to feeling left behind in life.

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 peteswritingLeave a comment

Creation chorus: begin again

The creation   Six days unveiled the fresh green earth, the deep blue sea; A display to behold of cosmic beauty. Land and ocean rising in symphony.   At the end of each day, God’s greatness turned a page And the earth resounded in God’s good grace.   God’s own, Adam and Eve, agreed; and… Read More Creation chorus: begin again

January 4, 2023May 2, 2023 peteswritingLeave a comment

Humans and creatures existing side by side

Genesis 1:20-31: God created the creatures of the sea and the earth, and then God created human beings in God’s likeness.

September 1, 2022May 6, 2023 peteswritingLeave a comment

A vow of poverty to write, but we need more ministers of God

Do you give enough? I feel I don’t whenever I read the passage in the gospel of Matthew about the rich young man as if I am rich, which I am not. Saint Francis of Assisi took the passage literally and lived a life of poverty. Isn’t the writer’s life the same? A vow of… Read More A vow of poverty to write, but we need more ministers of God

July 21, 2022May 15, 2023 peteswritingLeave a comment

Following the leader

In the Bible, in the gospel according to Matthew, Chapter 16 verses 24-28, a follower of Jesus Christ is challenged to live life in such a way that when he is judged by God, he will enter into life, rather than spiritual death.

July 10, 2022January 27, 2023 peteswritingLeave a comment

A farewell blessing

Until we meet again May our farewells speak blessings until we meet again

January 12, 2022May 31, 2023 peteswritingLeave a comment

Choosing the better ones

Over a week, I wrote five devotions, which gave me a choice of which ones to submit to the editor. The first two I wrote were the right ones this time. I learnt once again , if that makes sense, that If I only have two devotions to choose from (two was the number I… Read More Choosing the better ones

April 29, 2020May 25, 2022 peteswritingLeave a comment

Submitting agony

There comes a time when I must decide on what devotions I am going to submit. The pain of it all. Agonizing. But somehow exciting. I honestly struggled and labored with the idea of what ones to send. It was a to-and-fro, back-and-forth decision, until I revised and revised again. In the end, I had… Read More Submitting agony

September 18, 2019May 25, 2022 peteswritingLeave a comment

Thank God for Jesus’ disciples

The servant does not deserve thanks for obeying orders, does he? “It is the same with you [Jesus’ disciples]: when you have done all you have been told to do, say, ‘We are ordinary servants; we have only done our duty’.”(Luke 17:7-10, Good News Bible). Thank God for Jesus’ disciples who brought us the true… Read More Thank God for Jesus’ disciples

May 12, 2019September 19, 2022 peteswritingLeave a comment

Grist to the mill

I have seven devotional ideas to write into devotions, with probably more inspired by my readings each day. I don’t like to have devotional ideas on the back burner, because I like to have nothing devotional pending on any given day. Ideally, I like to write a devotion a day based on being inspired by… Read More Grist to the mill

April 30, 2019May 25, 2022 peteswritingLeave a comment

These two verses make better sense with an explanation

I find it interesting that a verse on giving is juxtaposed with a verse on not judging others. I don’t know why this would be, but a Bible scholar may have more insight into why this is the way it is, as the two verses seem contradictory. Why these seemingly two unrelated verses together? There… Read More These two verses make better sense with an explanation

March 22, 2019September 19, 2022 peteswritingLeave a comment

Good proverbs for living

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. 28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”— when you already have it with you. 29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.… Read More Good proverbs for living

March 17, 2019September 19, 2022 peteswritingLeave a comment

Binning one’s work may be premature

Once this week I thought: I’m still ruthlessly deciding on what devotional ideas to use or not to use. If any are worth writing up formally, so I can relax by writing less. But the material’s mostly gone –been rubbished, binned and formally incinerated. Remnants, though, survive. Even those I thought I could recycle in… Read More Binning one’s work may be premature

March 9, 2019May 24, 2022 peteswritingLeave a comment

One-off submission this time

Wrote a short devotion of about 200 words that I’ve sent off to a devotional publisher, hoping it will do well. The same publisher is going to publish an older devotion of mine that was submitted over two years ago.

October 7, 2017May 25, 2022 peteswritingLeave a comment
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