mlematuza1Mar 12, 20243 min readBoomerang Blessing1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal....
mlematuza1Mar 9, 20244 min readThe Gift of GoodbyeJohn 14:27 My peace I leave with you, I give to you; not as the world gives do I give it to you. Let not your hearts be troubled,...
mlematuza1Mar 6, 20243 min readSticks and Stones...may break my bones but words can break my heartPsalm 141:3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips. One thing I can appreciate about the tradition of...
mlematuza1Mar 5, 20244 min readIt's okay to cry....It’s okay to cry… 2 Corinthians 2:4 For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish fo heart and with many tears, not to cause you...
mlematuza1Mar 2, 20242 min readMourning has brokenPhilippians 3:14 I PRESS ON toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. I recently took down some bulletin...
mlematuza1Mar 21, 20232 min readThe Acheoh the pain how I feel it deep within my heart A pain that makes it clear we are for now apart Oh the longing how I feel it deep within...
mlematuza1Mar 20, 20233 min readGiving and getting HOPE through vulnerable authenticity...Luke 1:37 For nothing will be impossible with God. Let’s Be REAL here. Life isn’t perfect and we are all in some way broken. As I...
mlematuza1Mar 20, 20235 min readMy beloved brother...Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Being a part of Marc’s story in this journey has taught me so much...
mlematuza1Mar 18, 20233 min readWhen sorrows like sea billows roll....Psalm 33:20 We wait in hope for the Lord, he is our help and our shield. This valley of grief can be deep and wide. We played a song...
mlematuza1Mar 18, 20232 min readThrough the eyes of a grieving father. John 11:35 Jesus Wept. Grief affects each of us in our own unique way. I’ve learned this in my own family. I can recall initially I...
mlematuza1Mar 15, 20232 min readBe careful little eyes what you see....Matthew 6:23 But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually...
mlematuza1Mar 14, 20234 min readAccepting and adaptingRomans 15:1-2 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us...
mlematuza1Mar 14, 20234 min readWhen the wants haunt, I just need UPsalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Easy Bake Oven, yep that’s all I “wanted” one year for Christmas. I didn’t get...
mlematuza1Mar 10, 20236 min readWhen God sparked HOPE through Quincy....Luke 6:36 Be Merciful even as your father is merciful. Quincy? What’s that about? I will get to that soon. Certain memories in a loss...
mlematuza1Mar 6, 20237 min readGod is in this story...Joshua 1:9 Do not be frightened, do not be dismayed for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. These past four years are...
mlematuza1Mar 4, 20234 min readThe ForgottenPhilippians 1:3a I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.. This post will be hard to hear and for that I won’t apologize but will say...
mlematuza1Mar 3, 20234 min readTime doesn't always fly....Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every manner under Heaven; Time does indeed fly when you are having...
mlematuza1Mar 3, 20234 min readTrees spend their day looking upIsaiah 55:12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the TREES...
mlematuza1Mar 1, 20234 min readStop the StigmaPs 40:1-3 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and...
mlematuza1Feb 28, 20234 min readFinding your PeaceJohn 14:7 Peace I leave with you, my Peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled,...
