Holy is your Word O Lord     Holy is your Word O Lord And in it I delight. I read and understand it Your precepts I recite.   They will keep me near you Lift me up when I feel down. That I may sing your praises All other music  drown.   In righteousness you lead me Through pathways yet unknown And on my journey guide me Till I come before your throne.   Like a lamp to guide my feet My pathways you will light, If  I Your Word obey it, Then faith will turn to sight.         But if I should neglect your Word And wander from the Way &nb ..read more

  Crippled by FEAR ? Isaiah 41:10  ‘Fear not,for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes I will help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ As I awoke quite early this morning, this verse came to mind. How appropriate it was too, for many reasons. May be it was no coincidence that I was being kept awake by a very heavy storm outside, with the rain beating down onto the roof closely followed by  a loud clap of thunder and flashes of lightning. Finally I could make out the sound of hailstones beating down on the tiles above me l ..read more

  BEATITUDES = beautiful attitudes by B.D.   “Blessed are the poor in spirit,    For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. But the proud and  evil Spread  menace about like leaven. They shall be comforted and blessed Who mourn   their loss or sin But woe to those who don’t acknowledge The awful plight they’re in.    Blessed are the meek,  For they shall inherit the earth. But those who scoff  at God’s commands  Will  surely die  in their mirth.     Blessed are those  who thi ..read more

Grace What an amazing word. Some us may use it occasionally to describe an act of  kindness or for someone who accepts a difficult personal issue with acceptance. But human examples of grace or graciousness cannot be compared to the grace of God. If we mention God’s grace to the unbeliever it may sound like religious jargon as with other words such as repentance, holiness, born again, etc. It led me to imagine a debate between a doubter and God and based on Ephesians 2vs 8,9   Simply Grace. ‘God is not there, He doesn’t care. I cannot find him anywhere. When I need him most, where is ..read more

My Testimony ‘He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, ‘Titus 3v5  NIV  I love the second verse of the hymn by Francis Rowley: ‘I will sing the Wondrous story....... v2   ‘I was lost, but Jesus found me        Found the sheep taht went astray        Threw His loving arms around me        Drew me back into His way.’ That is my testimony, short and simple and I could l ..read more

A meditation on the incident of God’s people crossing the river Jordan. The Promised Land by B.Dodd When it was time for Joshua To possess the promised land And take all the  people with him God gave him this command. ‘Be strong and be courageous, And In my law delight, Meditate upon it Both  in the day and night.’ It was God who’d chosen Moses Forty long years before From  Pharaoh’s power to  free His people And be Egypt’s slaves no more! Yet they moaned and groaned continually ‘ We hate it here, ‘ they’d say. We’d be better off in Egypt Let’s go back by the same way!’ But after for ..read more

God loves me. by B.D Jan 2020 God loves me . Yes it’s true! And Yet once I never knew. But then falling at His feet Before the Mercy seat On His Name I had to call For  redemption of  my soul. His forgiveness brought me healing As before Him I was kneeling. What He did for me that day It’s impossible to say, But my  life was ne’er the same No more guilt or sin or shame. What He’s done for me , He’ll do For every one of you. Our prayers need not be clever Or long and flowery ever And repetitive ? No, never! God deliver us from sin, And the dreadful state we’re in. We have tried to talk ..read more

‘Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit says the Lord’ Zechariah 4:6 Do we wear the right clothes? Colossians 3:12 NIV.  Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  The Bible has a lot to say about what we wear, not so much referring to the material garments but rather what  our inner demeanour is really like.                                                                                       Peter adds this, speaking about women in the church, but equally applicable to the men  1Peter 3:3 ..read more

One Day by Brian One day suffering will cease. No more wars, no hatred No misconceptions or  mistakes. No hurts or hurting. One day there will be no guilt, no blame No regret or revenge. One day all dreams  and aspirations All hopes, all fears Will dissolve and be no more. One day I will fly and soar To spirits gone before. One day my tears will all have vanished, Evaporated by the power and warmth of love, And the feelings of acceptance. One day I shall know even as II’ve been known Where the  shadows of this life are gone Overwhelmed by Light. One day , soon, I will know His presence ..read more

DEPRESSION                 ( what is, what it’s not, symptoms, and coming to terms with ) Most of us will be familiar with these words written and sung by Simon and Garfunkel Hello, darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence And going on to verse 3 And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never share No o ..read more