Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Friday, April 5, 2019

QT 5 Apr 19, Jude 2, Mercy, peace, and love -- the best things in life

Jude 1:2 ESV — May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. 

NOTE: Mercy, peace, and love -- are these the best gifts someone could ever receive? Certainly mercy is important. I am so stupid at times and deserving of nothing good and everything bad, and yet, God in his mercy does not give me what I deserve -- thank you Lord! Peace is something we all so desperately want to retreat to at times. I know I created an area in my back yard that is pretty, quiet, and calming. It is my mini-vacation spot. I can go there to get away. I can be a peace. But also can experience peace in pain when I believe that God is in working for my best. Love -- the greatest gift a person can have is to love and be loved. That is why I Iike the story, "It's a wonderful life" so much, because love is more important than travel or riches or status. To be loved is of immeasurable value. 

PRAYER: Father, I pray Jude's prayer for myself. May you multiply mercy, peace, and love to me, a sinner saved and loved by Jesus. 
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