Comments on peace for the journey: the preceding effects of Presence

Your words here have really spoken to me today, El...

2009-10-06T12:20:13.368-04:00

Your words here have really spoken to me today, Elaine. Such a comforting way to view the struggles and earthquakes in our life for it is so true that in those times are when we are being led directly to HIM. Thanks so much for this post!

Oh How the ripples of His presence do touch and sh...

2009-10-01T14:49:45.766-04:00

Oh How the ripples of His presence do touch and shape our lives in so many ways. Lord, don't let the earth recognize you more clearly than I do!

So beautifully written Elaine! I always leave so e...

2009-09-27T01:55:55.872-04:00

So beautifully written Elaine! I always leave so encouraged after stopping by. You are a gifted writer and it is a treat to read your thoughts.

Thank you for sharing yourself.

It's amazing how many times this scripture has pop...

2009-09-25T11:53:57.370-04:00

It's amazing how many times this scripture has popped up in my face the past few months!

Wonderful post, Elaine. I'm praying for your em...

2009-09-24T23:32:30.977-04:00

Wonderful post, Elaine.

I'm praying for your email friend. God is always present. He always sees us. He always acts.

Thanks for writing.

Elaine... You have a beautiful way with words :-)...

2009-09-24T19:50:31.568-04:00

Elaine... You have a beautiful way with words :-) I used this same scripture in 1 Kings 19 last night with my junior high school girls! I thoroughly enjoyed your insight into this passage.

these words are in my heart, thanking you for refr...

2009-09-24T19:45:28.843-04:00

these words are in my heart, thanking you for refreshing them to me and expressing them

What a wonderful thought!! I love thinking that a...

2009-09-24T17:50:55.030-04:00

What a wonderful thought!! I love thinking that all the commotion is over the upcoming arrival of the King. I love it. Thanks for sharing that with us. Beautiful!!

Leah

As I am leaving to attend my Mom's visitation toni...

2009-09-24T12:52:30.078-04:00

As I am leaving to attend my Mom's visitation tonight after her death, I find such comfort in those words. I want to grow closer to Christ through this. It's what my Mom would want. The pain seems so great.....But I'm looking and listenting.

such a beautiful thought. thank you, for I needed...

2009-09-24T12:34:21.844-04:00

such a beautiful thought. thank you, for I needed that smile today...

Elaine, that was so powerful. It's empowering to c...

2009-09-24T12:21:52.771-04:00

Elaine, that was so powerful. It's empowering to come into the knowledge of God's word.

Thank You Father God.

You are such a sweet comfort, bless you.

2009-09-24T09:28:10.189-04:00

You are such a sweet comfort, bless you.

"God is on the move, friends. He is in the busines...

2009-09-24T08:52:30.458-04:00

"God is on the move, friends. He is in the business of “passing by” your way."
Elaine--this really touched me! (As did the entire post.) I love that scripture about Elijah. I tended to focus on the Presence rather than what preceded! Thanks for refocusing me!! I'll be in prayer for your friend.

Love you!
Susan
(Getting ready to do last training run before Sat.'s Race for the Cure--wish you were here to run with me!)

Great thoughts! I hadn't really looked at that pa...

2009-09-24T08:34:14.946-04:00

Great thoughts! I hadn't really looked at that particular passage from that angle before. It sure caught my attention; then at once became the screen for flashbacks.

Yes. Amen. From the vantage point of 20/20 hindsight I can see and then say God has definitely made His entry into my life with sweeping (and often noisy) storms - - some pretty scarey as well.

My life is riddled with blessings, but I dare say I have profited most from the clamor that preceded them.

May your visitor find as much comfort in her newly formed friendship as have I.

Hugs,
Kathleen

Speechless! Going to go sit in and feel His prese...

2009-09-24T08:12:58.961-04:00

Speechless!

Going to go sit in and feel His presence now.

I'll be back to read this again...

Blessings,
Sandy

Elaine, I pray that today I will be more aware and...

2009-09-24T06:57:40.162-04:00

Elaine, I pray that today I will be more aware and sensitive to the "ripples" of God in my every day. What a visual for all of us. Thanks again for another wonderful post!

God Bless!!

Lori

As one who has the unfortunate need to place thing...

2009-09-24T06:49:50.085-04:00

As one who has the unfortunate need to place things in "pretty little boxes", this post spoke volumes to me. God cannot be put in a box or relegated to a whisper - why have I not seen that!

My family now is in the midst of a storm of epic proportion (see yesterday's post)...may we see His passing in every ripple, quake and fire that comes...that is my the cry of my heart right now.

Thank you Elaine for this post!
Shalom,
Denise

WOW. That's all she wrote.

2009-09-24T04:37:40.344-04:00

WOW.

That's all she wrote.

What a comforting thought that when the earthquake...

2009-09-24T00:19:25.863-04:00

What a comforting thought that when the earthquakes and winds shake our worlds, we can know that His tender, life-giving whispers are on the way. Joy comes in the morning... Thanks for sharing, Elaine!

I have often thought the same, that the earth reco...

2009-09-23T22:26:41.437-04:00

I have often thought the same, that the earth recognizes HIm more than we do. I often wonder how the atmosphere must have changed the night the Christ was born. Praying for your friend.

Praying for your friend, praising God for placing ...

2009-09-23T22:21:00.258-04:00

Praying for your friend, praising God for placing you in her path. :-)