to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning,…… Read more “Beauty For Ashes”
Tag: despair
Get Real About How You Feel
Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Week in Canada. There is so much stigma attached to mental health that people who are struggling with it suffer…… Read more “Get Real About How You Feel”
Losing and Finding Love
I was cleaning out my desk when I came across a picture of Susanna. I stared it for a moment. She was easily the most beautiful woman…… Read more “Losing and Finding Love”
God Lifted Me Up
I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,and he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out…… Read more “God Lifted Me Up”
Shelter
Her world had been one of Abuse, neglect and heartache. At seventeen she ran away Being on the streets was better Than living under the Same roof…… Read more “Shelter”
Finding Joy in Jesus
The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you – Jeremiah 31:3 Imagine…… Read more “Finding Joy in Jesus”
Forsaken and Abandoned
A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation – Psalm 68:5 It’s heartbreaking to see how widows are treated in South…… Read more “Forsaken and Abandoned”
Living in Slums
I told them that even if their situation seems like a mountain, God is mightier than the problem – Nitya Can you imagine being so poor that…… Read more “Living in Slums”
A Sewing Machine
And let your widows trust in Me – Jeremiah 49:11b I had an aunt who used to sew on the side and a co-worker who sews her own tops…… Read more “A Sewing Machine”
Daya’s Timeline
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up – Psalm 27:10 Daya was like an orphan even though her parents…… Read more “Daya’s Timeline”
Notes to Women 