Tag Archives: creation

Be You with Joy

Posted on August 25, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 96:1 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all you lands. All of creation symbolically sings a song in its very being. Every living thing in its very nature…pours out all that it is without … Continue reading →

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Agent of God

Posted on June 24, 2014 by billtonnis

Isaiah 49:6 I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth. We are all literally loved into existence. God breathes life into us and names us in our mother’s … Continue reading →

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Give Praise and Thanks

Posted on June 12, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 65:12-13 You adorn the year with your bounty; your paths drip with fruitful rain. The untilled meadows also drip; the hills are robed with joy. God lavishly pours out unconditional Love into creation…giving from an endless reservoir of Grace. … Continue reading →

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Celebrate

Posted on June 11, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 98:4 Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth; break into song; sing praise. From subatomic particles, to the atom, to the earth and the moon and all the planets and galaxies…creation is still unfolding and expanding. How … Continue reading →

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Be Present

Posted on August 29, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 24:42 Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. God is present in all of creation. God is present in this moment. Are you? Are you fully alive and experiencing this moment of … Continue reading →

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Right Relationship

Posted on June 13, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 5:23-24 “Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and … Continue reading →

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Reason to Smile

Posted on May 30, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 33:3, 9 Sing to God a new song; skillfully play with joyful chant. For he spoke, and it came to be, commanded, and it stood in place. There is reason to sing for joy. God loves all of creation…and … Continue reading →

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Beyond Understanding

Posted on May 20, 2013 by billtonnis

Sirach 1:1-2 All wisdom is from the Lord and remains with him forever. The sands of the sea, the drops of rain, the days of eternity—who can count them? Did you know that a single grain of sand contains 22 … Continue reading →

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Radical Acceptance

Posted on April 17, 2013 by billtonnis

John 6:37-39 “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Thirst

Posted on March 4, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 42:2-3 As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. My being thirsts for God, the living God. We each have a deep yearning inside…a yearning that longs to be satisfied. Why … Continue reading →

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