by Susan Barnes | 5 Jul 2023 | Articles
When I was a child, my mother would tell me she was looking forward to the shortest day of the year because the following days would start to get longer. I thought it odd at the time because I knew it would be several weeks before there would be a noticeable...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Apr 2023 | Spiritual Lessons from Children
“Dada, dada. Dada, dada,” practised my 10-month-old. When our babies say their first word, we’re delighted and often record the date. As toddlers begin to talk we don’t criticise them for incorrect pronunciation or bad grammar. We’re so thrilled to hear their...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Oct 2022 | Short Devotion
“May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy.” 1 Thessalonians 3:11 In Judaism, “wish-prayers,” that is, prayers that start,...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Sep 2022 | Short Devotion
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Colossians 4:2 “May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice” (Psalm 141:2). Are our prayers like incense? Do they rise from a fire that...
by Susan Barnes | 1 Aug 2022 | Short Devotion
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight” Philippians 1:9 Paul’s prayer for the Philippians is that their love may abound. Not a love that is weak or blind or emotional, but a love based on knowledge and...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Sep 2021 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.” Acts 27:1 For a long...
by Susan Barnes | 1 Jun 2021 | Quoting Other Writers
For more of my posts on prayer click here or for more general quotes that I have collected click here.
by Susan Barnes | 18 May 2021 | Bible Study
Devotions about hope can be found here and here.
