Discover how God talks to us through everyday happenings. One day, God tells us to hold our to-do lists lightly. There are more important things for today. Another day, Gods message is to think a little harder about how we spend our money. Some days, God just says to relax and enjoy the beauty of the earth. Priorities, values, prayer, music, nature, and hospitality are some of the themes addressed in these 52 reflections on everyday living. Most of the reflections originated as posts on the blog of Whispering Winds Retreat Haven. As you read the reflections in Listening for God, you can expect to: Smile as you read about some amazing coincidences and then remember some of the equally amazing coincidences in your own life. Think about the choices you make every day and how they reflect your values. Wipe a tear from your eye as you read about Emma seeing God a week before she died. Look at birds a little differently as you wonder what songs they are singing today. Feel your heart soar as you begin to hear God speaking to you regularly in your everyday life.
Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest. And he cameas a homeless man, a stranger, a friend. Marian Korth and her partner, Mim Jacobson, have served breakfast to thousands of overnight guests in their home, but they didnt bother to offer a cup of coffee to a homeless man huddling on their doorstep one cold winter morning. Why didnt they welcome this Jesus into their home? Marian has more to learn about hospitality, even after sixty years of adventures in hospitality. She can tell stories about being hospitable (or not) from: Growing up on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin Living in Chicago for twenty years Returning to Wisconsin and turning their farmhouse into a bed and breakfast Providing end-of-life care for guests who live with Marian and Mim in their home Transforming their bed and breakfast into a spiritual retreat center Kindness is the common thread that runs through all these adventures in hospitality. The first verse Marian memorized as a child was Ephesians 4:32, Be ye kind, one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christs sake hath forgiven you. (She memorized it and still thinks about it in the King James Version.) In these stories, Marian reflects on what God is telling her about being hospitable. She thinks its pretty exciting to know that God has told us, Be ready with a meal or a bed when its needed. Why, some have extended hospitality to angels without ever knowing it! (Hebrews 13:2 The Message)
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