A Flower Can Only Grow When the Rain Falls

This is from a testimonial that spoke to me today:

"Someone once said of Joseph that when he was in the dungeon, "iron entered his soul". And the strength of iron is exactly what he needed, for earlier he had only experienced the glitter of gold."

"We all need the iron in life to enlarge our character. The common thing that unites us all is the iron ( or suffering ) that we have all experienced...yet these troubled times have caused spiritual growth of some sort.  THE COMMON TOUCH OF HUMANITY THAT GIVES THE WORLD TRUE KINSHIP IS NOT JOY BUT SORROW, GOLD IS ONLY PARTIAL TO FEW BUT IRON IS UNIVERSAL!"

This sounds like it has a negative meaning behind it but this whole story comes down to this... "It is in the shadows of your life that you will find the actual fulfillment of your dreams of glory."

Peace and Love

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Healing Words

I thought I would share a Psalm with everyone today.  It is a Psalm of healing:

May God heal me,
body and soul.
May my pain cease,
May my strength increase,
May my fears be released,
May blessings, love,
and joy surround me.
Amen.
O Lord, my God,
I cried out to You,
and You healed me.
–Psalm 30:3

Sarah C...this is for you! 

May everyone dealing with sufferings of the body or soul find peace today! Those that are frightened, may your fears be taken from you! And those that are bound by loneliness, feel freedom in knowing that you are not alone! Have a wonderful Sunday!

The Beginning...

So I have decided to join my friends in the blogging world. I am not going to blog about my day or about my life. People do not hear enough encouragement in their day to day lives and I am fortunate enough to be surrounded by women and men who emulate strength, faith and hope through the toughest of times. So this is going to be a journey of strength, hope, faith and love....all things that can and will motivate empowerment and positive change.

Peace and Love!