Welcome Back!  Happy Tuesday!!!   Hope your weekend was as blessed as mine.  I talk a lot about the power of encouragement.  I experienced that this weekend.  Sometimes we’re on the mountain, kickin‘ butt and taking no prisoner’s, joy overflowing, speaking the Word in faith, strong, excited, ….grrrrrrrr! …. other times, we find ourselves in the valley, tired, dazed, confused, irritated, mad, fearful, frustrated you name it.  Maybe even at the point where we don’t wanna hear a sermon (gasp!), scripture (double-gasp!) or anything else spiritual (!).  We probably know the verse that fits the occasion anyway.  When we’re the special guest at our very own ‘worry-pity-mad fest’…. it is amazing how God will invite Himself… remember He said He would, “never leave us or forsake us“(Hebrews 13:5)… that means He is always there.  In the times where we can’t hear Him, He always has a “ram in the bush”.  During that time, He will send someone to us that we can hear… a friend, that “loves at all times“. (Proverbs 17:17).  I really appreciate my friends, people in whom God has placed, grace, overflowing compassion, love, and encouragement.  I’m grateful to have been blessed with a family, that I am also privileged to call friends.  When they see me heading towards dangerous territory, they step in my path and help me get back on track…. God’s Hands in action!… His Love truly does encompass us!… it’s all around us!!!

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Cartoonist’s Comment:

When you are facing a mountain that seems impossible to move, you don’t have to face it alone. We have a family of brothers and sisters that can add their faith to yours, and together you can get the job done.