Lisa Livezey

What did it take to overlay this entire chapel with gold?

Over the inside doorway, a wooden sign hangs — carved by the family patriarch

The entire area danced softly with a brilliance and attractiveness all its own

What we couldn’t see with human eyes, God knew all along.

When together we face Christ, we find ourselves drawn into a deeper communion than we could ever create on our own.

How easy it can be to focus on the minor annoyances that invade our lives

That path isn't an option and time is thrusting me forward into a new walk.

No ear has ever heard, no eye ever seen, any God but You working such deeds for those who wait for him. — Isaiah 64:4 NAB Feeling left high and dry? Does it seem like everyone around you has already set sail while you're still on dry land? Can't see a way beyond your current spot? Or perhaps you've been praying about something for years and see no change. Stay resolute. Pray for wisdom and seek ways to do good things in your "stuck" place. Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly.

No individual brick commands attention, but instead is part of a way that is leading somewhere.

Kindle a flame of sacred love On the mean altar of my heart. — Charles Wesley, 1762

I choose to be content where He has placed me

Sometimes God provides a simple, effective solution to the stubborn stains in our lives.

[Elijah] said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” He went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” Then he said, “Go again seven times.” And the seventh time the youth reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” — I Kings 18:43-44 NAB The younger brother was sure that something good lay on the horizon. He spoke about it from the heart, wanting his loved ones to share in God's beauty. His sister caught a glimpse and then pointe

God's glory is there — steady and beautiful to see — once I lift up my eyes.

When we focus on the small gifts from the Lord, we forget our selfish demands.

Heatlhy companionship is medicinal.

He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. —John 12:6 RSV This olive tree looks very convincing — the leaves are green and shaped appropriately and fruit is visible. But an attempt to crush the leaves, cut the wood, or press the olives would yield only man-made plastic. Jesus spoke about those who honored Him with their lips but their hearts were far from Hi

Whether we observe Lent or not, it's important to abstain from taking a lofty view

the water rising within me is the living water

Do we pull over and refuse to go on?