Fables

Our Daily Bread
So many questions!  We have so many questions about the stories in the Bible.  Are they true?  Are they "metaphor"?  Are they fables meant to match the other writings of the time period? Frankly, we will never know til we meet God!  In one of my Bible study classes, I told the teacher that I choose to believe all those stories are true.  I believe that our God can make all those things happen!

While we don't always understand the stories or the things that were done in the New or Old Testaments, we know this -- our God is the Almighty, Living God!  Mysteriously three-in-one with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.  The Bible points us to these truths over and over again. Praise God! Find the scriptures that remind you.  Repeat them to yourself when you need reassurance.  Trust the God of All Creation who will be with us always!

Lord, you are our God.  We may not understand, so please help us trust!

Teaching Tuesday
I grew up Southern Baptist.  I didn't really understand there were several different uses for a rosary.  I was taught the traditional Catholic use, but never practiced that tradition. Recently, however, I was gifted an Anglican rosary.  They are a little different than the traditional Catholic rosary and used for a different purpose.  It is my understanding that a Catholic rosary is usually for Hail Mary's and Our Fathers as they call them.  The Anglican rosary is constructed a little differently, and is mostly used for centering prayers with meditation.

Here are a couple of resources that explain the construction and use of the Anglican rosary:
https://bc.anglican.ca/sites/bc.anglican.ca/files/a_circle_of_prayer.pdf

http://www.anglicanprayer.org/resources/P-41-Anglican%20Rosary_Web.pdf

http://www.myrosarybeads.com/anglicanrosary

Where do you purchase an Anglican rosary?  Many churches or Anglican bookstores have them available.  Amazon.com has them. You might want to look at the wide variety of handmade rosaries at this site: https://www.etsy.com/search/handmade?q=anglican%20prayer%20beads%20rosary&ship_to=US&ref=auto2&explicit_scope=1

Consider giving this a try to bring some variety and focus to your prayer life!  It has mine!

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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit - Romans 15:13