SECRETS

I know that there is so much to be learnt as I study the work of God and I am so glad I have good friends to study together with. The Bible can be used as a legalistic weapon unless we are willing to see that we have been called out of darkness into the light of grace. Compassion frees us all.


It was one of those days we talked about everything under the sun. We agreed that most of us have done the best we could with life's ups and downs. Some things in life you just have to accept.

We all have many past memories from out time at church. We found out that in each of our families there can be secrets that cause pain. I did a lot of listening but then I come home and think about what we talked about. I believe that in some mysterious way the Holy Spirit was the leader of this meeting because we were honest and open with each other.

Hopefully we will discover secret treasures as we study the Bible in the weeks to come. We always also look at our own lives to try to love ourselves with accepting grace and also those we are close to and then our relationship to God keeps real and alive!

I will continue to do a lot of reading and researching the material I have.

In the stories of the Bible we read about a lot of sadness woven into families because of human weakness and also a false image of God. The past can cast a shadow over our lives but as we are drawn to the light and even as we experience our emptiness and our need of something greater the Holy Spirit fills our hearts to overflowing with healing and restoring love.

The Holy Spirit is a powerful energy that is stronger than the chaos that life can produce. As we let go of ugly thoughts and reach out to God we are discovering what it means to be created in His Image.