Country Church Music - From the Heart

Greetings dear friends and family,

Last week Kenny and I were sitting in our back yard enjoying the evening. When suddenly a bird flew into our yard and slammed into the back wall of our house. It landed in the grass and sat there looking rather dazed for a few minutes before flying off. Makes you wonder how it could be so distracted that it did not see the house.

But don’t we do the same thing some times? We get so wrapped up our hectic lives and then suddenly we hit a wall and are knocked flat to the ground. We end up dazed and confused. Our focus has shifted from God to ourselves.

Thankfully God does not just stand there shaking a finger at us; instead he reaches out with a loving hand. But we have to let go of the things that are distracting us before we can feel the power of his uplifting love. Then we can once again focus on the cross and continue in faith on the path set before us.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2

Let us pray: Merciful Father, as we run the race set before us, we continue to stumble and fall. Give us the faith and courage needed to live lives that bring glory and praise to your name. Amen.

With love from the heart,

Diane