July 4, 2017 – Freedom

On this day that celebrates Freedom, my prayer for you is that you will be filled with moments of joy. Let your worries find the hand of God and your pain and doubt melt away in His presence.  Through His Grace, may your soul find the freedom to be thankful for all of His many righteous and glorious blessings.

In all his activities he gave thanks to the Holy One Most High; in words of glory he put all his heart into his songs out of love for his Creator. - Ecclesiasticus 47:8

March 8, 2017 - Freedom

We will never be truly satisfied until we yearn to be like God. Until we think with His mind, help with His hands, and love with His heart, we cannot be complete. Surrender to God and discover a life of freedom.

You will pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength. – Psalm 31:4

October 28 - Freedom

Today our school is celebrates National Red Ribbon Week. The event was started in commemoration of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique (Kiki) Camarena who lost his life battling the war against drugs. The red ribbon became his symbol of courage and determination to live a life of freedom and help those around him. Kiki was a believer that one person CAN make a difference and he sacrificed his life to prevent drugs from entering the United States.*

Many times we think of martyrdom as something of the past or in lands beyond our life circle.  Kiki is a modern day reminder that, even here on American soil, people give from their heart and are martyred for their beliefs. Christ has given us a true Freedom. When we place our soul in His hands, He may lead us somewhere we never felt we would go. But, even in the face of true danger, we will be able to stand firm and know that we rest in God's hands and are carried to Him in victory.


Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. - 2 Corinthians 3:17


*http://www.prc3.org/redribbon/history.htm

Freedom

God has gifted each of us with individuality. We have the freedom to be the best "me" we can be. This does not mean that we can all be leaders, winners, or stars. What it does mean is that in everything we do achieve, we do so with the Grace of God. We can each run with our own ability, reach with our own hands, sing with our own voice. Seek God in every way and find the freedom to be yourself. Rejoice in His Creation and glorify His amazing Name.

What is too sublime for you, seek not, into things beyond your strength search not. What is committed to you, attend to; for what is hidden is not your concern. - Sirach, 4:20-21