Prayer helps me to keep the proper focus and perspective in life. There are many times to pray and things to pray about. A few days ago I took a walk down by a large rive in our area and found myself alone. Usually when I am hiking/walking I don’t take a lot of timeContinue reading “Prayer”
Category Archives: Sabbath Day Thoughts
Starting Today
It seems that there is always more we want to do or to become than we have time for. It can seem overwhelming sometimes. We may not be able to do everything… …but we can do something. And we can start today. Each day, each of us–everyone in the world is given the exact sameContinue reading “Starting Today”
Our Road
Today is Palm Sunday, a day in which over 2,000 years ago, Jesus entered Jerusalem for the last time. At that point did he know the road he walked? Did he know how the week would end? After a week in which he was tortured, teased, beat, and condemned he was nailed to a crossContinue reading “Our Road”
Hearing God’s Voice
How do you hear God’s voice in your life. Today before church my son and I had the responsibility to set up for the virtual broadcast for the meeting for those who couldn’t’ attend. This was our first time, as the two others that normally did it were not available. Earlier in the week weContinue reading “Hearing God’s Voice”
Eyes to See
How do you see others around you? New York Times columnist David Brooks said “Many of our society’s great problems flow from people not feeling seen and known. … [There is a] core … trait that we all have to get … better at[, and that] is the trait of seeing each other deeply andContinue reading “Eyes to See”
Pray & Serve
We’ve all known people in our lives that are more concerned with what they get out of life than what they can give to it. They are kind of exhausting people to be around. What if we thought about what we can give to others rather than what we can get from them? People sayContinue reading “Pray & Serve”
Singing
Today we were able to sing again in church for the first time since the pandemic started almost a year ago! It was a little harder to hear through the face masks, but it felt good to once again join with everyone in singing hymns to our Lord. Singing evokes strong emotion in each oneContinue reading “Singing”
Unity
Today in church we heard talks on unity and making decisions. Recently I listened to a talk that spoke about unity and diversity. The speaker brought up the thought that we need both unity and diversity to continue to grow as a society. “Without unity, Diversity becomes divisive. Without diversity, unity becomes stagnant.” Kevin worthlin,Continue reading “Unity”
Opposition
As I’ve been hiking a lot more this last year, I’ve noticed that I am stronger now and better able to hike longer than I was earlier last year. The first couple of times I was sore and could hardly move. At first I hiked a few miles and that was it. Then later inContinue reading “Opposition”
Upward Climb
Yesterday in church there was a talk that mentioned faith and repentance are not one time events but a process. As we focus on the Savior our faith grows, we repent of mistakes we have made, and then we hopefully find ourselves at a higher place. Once again our faith grows and we see newContinue reading “Upward Climb”
Inspirational Musings of Mike Shelton 