Kerrie here. I have been absent too long Dear Ones from this blog. I have much to say about my journey since my last check in as well as our dear Nation has been caught in a whirlwind. I find that I cant say what I feel. It is too Big.
But as always, if we turn to the Bible, we find the words that guide our feet and strengthen our heart. This passage from Jeremiah will speak for me for now
[7] Were not these the words that the LORD proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, with her cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?'"
[8] And the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, [9] "Thus says the LORD of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, [10] do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart." [11] But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear. [12] They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the LORD of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of hosts. [13] "As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear," says the LORD of hosts, [14] "and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. Thus the land they left was desolate, so that no one went to and fro, and the pleasant land was made desolate."
Have we turned a stubborn shoulder to the will of God? It feels like it must be so our Nation which was so very Blessed is becoming poor.
Dearest Kerrie, I am feeling big feelings too. It is hard to think about and my heart is hurting!!! Thank you for sharing this scripture. This Christian Nation needs to be a little more mindful, I think. Love you! From Helena
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