Greetings from Austin Street

Happy Monday! All is well here at 811. I am very happy to announce that I have been approved for the final ordination interview to be held in April.  Thank you all for your support, prayers and loving words of encouragement. 

The candle is lit…

Dear God, thank you for loving me more than I can understand and comprehend. Thank you, God that your mercies are new every day and your care for me never changes. Teach me through your Holy Word how to walk in your way. Thank you that today I received the humble honor and affirmation to move forward toward to ordination. I love you Lord, in Jesus name, amen.

Sometimes when we have so many thoughts about the different things that are going on in our lives and things seem to get all tangled up we forget what scripture tells us about the promises we are given. First, God love us so very much. God wants us to understand that his mercies are available and new to us each day and that his provision is always there for us. Provision does not always mean in temporal things, but provision for a relationship to be restored, healing for our bodies, souls and minds. God gives us hope and wisdom for each new day.  This may seem like a simple statement but the Bible was written for each of us and the truths in the Bible are just a powerful now as they were at the time it was written. God promises eternal love, unrelenting grace, tender mercies and the strength and endurance for each new day.  

“God, who is rich in mercy, out of his great love with which he loved us, even when we are dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ.”

Ephesians 2: 4-5

“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!”

1John 3: 1

Take joy in the journey praying as you go. Thank you all once again. Wear comfortable shoes and get some sleep.  Love you all, Bruce and Gaylene