by bethwestcott | Feb 12, 2026 | Devotion, Faith, Love, peace, spiritual fruit, Valentine's Day
A PRAYER FOR VALENTINE’S DAY “The Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi”—have you heard it? As Valentine’s Day approaches, I remember this prayer. You’ve probably heard it said that love isn’t just a warm, fuzzy feeling, but it’s action. If you truly love, it will...
by bethwestcott | Jan 31, 2026 | Choices;, communication, Devotion, Our words, the writing life, Words
WORDS “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold/In settings of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 2020 was a difficult and unsettling year, which included a pandemic and a divisive national election. Harsh rhetoric and half-truths stirred up anger and strife, even among...
by bethwestcott | Jan 19, 2026 | Devotion, Faith, sanctity of life, thoughts for the new year
Life as We Know It Life is different now. My children and grandchildren are experiencing social and moral stresses and pressures that are different than what I faced as a child or earlier in adulthood. Some of my FB friends post articles and memes about how simple and...
by bethwestcott | Apr 17, 2025 | Devotion, Nature and Creation, Parable of the Sower, planting seeds, spiritual fruit
Spring is the season for planting. Packets of flower, vegetable, and herb seeds appear in the stores. You make your choices, prepare the soil, and plant your seeds. With healthy soil, sunshine, and rain, your seeds sprout and grow. Of course, weeds grow along with...
by bethwestcott | Jul 15, 2024 | Devotion, Love, Loving is acting, Thoughts
Our fifty-first wedding anniversary and recent current events brought 1 Corinthians 13, the love chapter, to my mind. We included the reading of I Corinthians as part of our wedding ceremony. Have you ever tried to define love? We often think of love as a warm,...
by bethwestcott | May 2, 2024 | Devotion, forgiving, Inspiration, kindness, Thoughts
Physical and emotional wounds inflicted by another person, especially a close friend or relative, hurt. Holding on to the hurt festers into anger and bitterness. Harboring anger and bitterness may lead to emotional or physical illness and manifests itself in harming...
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