MAKE HAPPY MEMORIES!

This week, admittedly, the meditations have been long reads. So, as you can imagine, I thank God that you remained faithful in reading them. Let me express my thankfulness to you this Saturday morning by rewarding you with a really short meditation. However, keep in mind that the length of this meditation will not leave you without a thought that will linger in your conscious not for a long...

COMING OUT OF THE FOREST OF LIFE!

“In the past you were full of darkness, but now you are full of light in the Lord. So live like children who belong to the light.” (Ephesians 5:8 Easy-to Read Bible) I just had an anniversary! What type of anniversary? The best kind of anniversary! You see, on August 11, 1960 I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. Spiritually, on that very day I had passed from darkness into the...

THE HAPPY BOY!

You have been faithful readers, even when the story content seems like yours truly has no loss for words, based on the length of the meditations. So, today, here is a short one! A young man always came to the breakfast table to join his siblings for breakfast. Instead of looking gloomy and sleepy like his brothers and sisters, he looked glad, as if his “cup” were spilling over with joy. He...

BE HAPPY TODAY!

“Seek your happiness in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desire.” (Psalm 37:4 Good News Translation) Often, I find motivation from some of the inspirational wall hangings or other pieces of art in my house. While at times I pay them little attention, other times the words on these décor items seem to jump out at me as if they were hung in their spot specifically for me. ...

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A HAPPY WEEKEND?

I’ll keep my mouth shut this morning.  I’ll let Jesus tell you how to have a happy weekend.  You do want to have a happy weekend, don’t you?  Well, read the words from our Savior below, found in Matthew 5:3-11 (Good News Translation).  React positively and respond actively.  And of course, “Be blessed!” “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven...

TRISTE O FELIZE?

“My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.” (John 10:29 NASB) Let’s start with a little Spanish lesson.  Today’s title, “TRISTE O FELIZE,” is translated in English “SAD OR HAPPY.”  What is this meditation all about?  Hopefully, you will not see it as morbid, but meaningful; not unsettling, but...